tract

Pronunciation: /tɹækt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an extended area of land
  2. noun a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
  3. noun a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

Etymology

From Middle English tract, tracte, traht (“a treatise, exposition, commentary”), from Old English traht, tract (“a treatise, exposition, commentary, text, passage”); and also from Middle English tract, tracte (“an expanse of space or time”); both from Latin tractus (“a haul, drawing, a drawing out”), the perfect passive participle of trahō. Doublet of trait.

In classic literature

Synonyms

piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
geographical area
Narrower (hyponyms)
oasis, clearing, right field, site, mud flat, mine field

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