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Definition or meaning of the English word Tract
Continued or protracted duration; length; extent. (v.). Verses of Scripture sung at Mass; instead of the Alleluia; from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; -- so called because sung tractim; or without a break; by one voice; instead of by many as in the antiphons. (v.). Continuity or extension of anything; as; the tract of speech. (v.). Treatment; exposition. (v.). Traits; features; lineaments. (v.). A region or quantity of land or water; of indefinite extent; an area; as; an unexplored tract of sea. (v.). Something drawn out or extended; expanse. (v.). To trace out; to track; also; to draw out; to protact. (v. t.). A written discourse or dissertation; generally of short extent; a short treatise; especially on practical religion. (n.). The footprint of a wild beast. (v.). |
