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Tractate — Tract ate, n. [L. tractatus a touching, handling, treatise. See Tractable, and {Tract} a treatise, {Treaty}.] A treatise; a tract; an essay. [1913 Webster] Agreeing in substance with Augustin s, from whose fourteenth Tractate on St. John the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tractate — [trak′tāt΄] n. [LL tractatus, discussion, treatise < pp. of L tractare: see TRACTABLE] a treatise or dissertation … English World dictionary
tractate — noun Etymology: Latin tractatus, from tractare to draw out, handle, treat more at treat Date: 15th century treatise, dissertation … New Collegiate Dictionary
tractate — /trak tayt/, n. a treatise; essay. [1425 75; late ME < ML tractatus, L: handling, treatment, equiv. to tracta(re) to handle, treat (freq. of trahere to draw) + tus suffix of v. action] * * * … Universalium
tractate — noun a treatise See Also: tract, treatise … Wiktionary
tractate — n. treatise, tract … English contemporary dictionary
tractate — [ trakteɪt] noun formal a treatise. Origin C15: from L. tractatus, from tractare to handle … English new terms dictionary
tractate — trac·tate … English syllables
tractate — trac•tate [[t]ˈtræk teɪt[/t]] n. 1) a treatise; essay 2) any of the books of the Talmud • Etymology: 1425–75; < ML tractātus, der. of Ltractā(re) to handle, treat (freq. of trahere to draw) … From formal English to slang
tractate — /ˈtrækteɪt/ (say traktayt) noun a treatise; a tract. {late Middle English, from Latin tractātus handling, discussion, treatise} …
