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- [trakt]
- /trækt/
- /trækt/
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- [trakt]
- /trækt/
Definitions of tract word
- noun tract a brief treatise or pamphlet for general distribution, usually on a religious or political topic. 1
- noun tract expanse, area: of land 1
- noun tract politics: pamphlet 1
- noun tract anatomy: system 1
- countable noun tract A tract of land is a very large area of land. 0
- countable noun tract A tract is a short article expressing a strong opinion on a religious, moral, or political subject in order to try to influence people's attitudes. 0
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Origin of tract
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (in senses referring to extent of space) < Latin tractus stretch (of space or time), a drawing out, equivalent to trac-, variant stem of trahere to draw + -tus suffix of v. action; (def 4) < Medieval Latin tractus, apparently identical with the above, though literal sense unexplained
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Parts of speech for Tract
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tract popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tract usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tract
noun tract
- adjacency — the quality or state of being adjacent; nearness
- area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
- belles-lettres — literary works, esp essays and poetry, valued for their aesthetic rather than their informative or moral content
Antonyms for tract
noun tract
- distract — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
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