tract

n.

1. 1. An expanse of land or water.
   2. A specified or limited area of land: developing a 30-acre tract.
2. Anatomy.
   1. A system of organs and tissues that together perform a specialized function: the alimentary tract.
   2. A bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and function.
3. Archaic. A stretch or lapse of time.

[Middle English, period of time, from Latin tractus, course, space, period of time, from past participle of trahere, to draw.]

tract² (trăkt)
n.
A leaflet or pamphlet containing a declaration or appeal, especially one put out by a religious or political group.

[Middle English tracte, treatise, probably short for Latin tractātus, from past participle of tractāre, to discuss.]

tract³ (trăkt)
n.
The verses from Scripture sung during Lent or on Ember Days after the gradual in the Roman Catholic Mass.

[Middle English tracte, from Medieval Latin tractus, from Latin, a drawing out (from its being an uninterrupted solo). See tract¹.]

Parcel of land, generally held for subdividing; Subdivision.

A parcel of land, generally held for subdividing; a subdivision.
Example: Reynolds, a subdivider purchases a tract of land. For marketing purposes, she subdivides the tract into lots.

noun

1. A part of the earth's surface: area, belt, district, locality, neighborhood, quarter, region, zone. Informal neck of the woods. See territory.
2. A piece of land: lot, parcel, plot. See territory.

Chant of the liturgy of the Proper of the Roman Mass, occurring before the gospel on days of penitence. Dating from the 9th century or earlier, it has no set place in the liturgy but is sung mainly before and during Lent and on the four Ember Saturdays. It usually replaces the alleluia and sometimes the gradual. Its text is usually from the psalms. Sung with no refrain, it is an example of direct psalmody (without addition, repetition or antiphony).

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tract, a short pamphlet or essay presenting some religious (or political) argument or doctrine.

1. Group of nerve fibres having the same origin, destination and function in the central nervous system.

2. A system of functionally integrated structures (e.g. the digestive tract).

A longitudinal assemblage of tissues or organs, especially a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, function and termination, or a number of anatomical structures arranged in series and serving a common function. For anatomically specific tracts see under their identifying titles, e.g. alimentary, respiratory.

IN BRIEF: A brief treatise on a subject of interest. Also: An extended area of land.

I have made it so perfectly clear in my tracts, articles, and books what was to be done that all Parliament has had to do was read my works and do the opposite. — George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - egn, strækning

2.
n. - traktat

3.
n. - traktat

Nederlands (Dutch)
verhandeling/ pamflet, (land)streek, kanaal (anatomisch), tijdsspanne

Français (French)
1.
n. - étendue, (Anat) appareil, laps de temps (arch)

2.
n. - pamphlet, traité

3.
n. - (Relig) motet de vers scripturaux

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Gebiet, System, Zeitspanne, Traktat, (Flug)schrift, Traktus (kirchl. Gesang)

2.
n. - (Flug)schrift

3.
n. - Traktus (kirchl. Gesang)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεγάλη ή απροσδιόριστη έκταση γης, περιοχή, φυλλάδιο, προκήρυξη, μπροσούρα, σύστημα

Italiano (Italian)
periodo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aparelho (m), trato (m), sistema (f), extensão de terreno (f)

Русский (Russian)
участок, пространство земли, леса, пастбища, (анат.) дыхательный/кишечно желудочный тракт

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - duración, período, espacio de tiempo, región, zona, extensión

2.
n. - hoja, folleto, opúsculo

3.
n. - tracto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - område, sträcka, system, apparat (anat.), skrift, broschyr traktat (rel. el. pol.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 道

2. 广阔的地面, 地方, 土地

3. 短文, 小册子, 传单

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 道

2.
n. - 廣闊的地面, 地方, 土地

3.
n. - 短文, 小冊子, 傳單

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 무한 크기의 공간

2.
n. - 소책자, 팜플렛

3.
n. - (로마 카톨릭교의) 찬송가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 広大な土地, 広がり, 管, 小冊子, 地域, 路

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كراسه ( دعايه سياسيه أو دينيه), قطعه أرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרחב, מערכת (בגוף), איזור, שטח, חיבור, משך זמן, מזמור כנסייתי, מסלול, דרך‬
n. - ‮חיבור, חוברת על נושא דתי, קונטרס‬
n. - ‮מזמור כנסייתי עם מלים מכתבי-הקודש (בכנסיה הקתולית)‬

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