noun
tract
trakt
noun
1
A large stretch or area of land.
"The company bought a huge tract of farmland for the new development."
2
A system of connected organs or passages in the body that serve one function.
"The infection had spread through her respiratory tract."
3
A short pamphlet, especially one on a religious or political topic.
"Volunteers handed out tracts outside the church."
How to Use Tract
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA stretch of land, a connected body system (like the digestive tract), or a short pamphlet.
Common pairings
digestive tract
tract of land
religious tract
Word Forms
tracted past tense, tracted past tense, tracts plural, tracts singular, tracts singular
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Etymology
From Latin tractus, "a drawing out, an extent," from trahere ("to pull, draw") — the same root behind "traction" and "tractor."