tractate

[ trak-teyt ]

/ ˈtræk teɪt /

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noun

a treatise; essay.

Origin of tractate

1425–75; late Middle English <Medieval Latin tractātus,Latin: handling, treatment, equivalent to tractā(re) to handle, treat (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -tus suffix of v. action

Words nearby tractate

trackway, tract, tractable, Tractarian, Tractarianism, tractate, tract house, tractile, traction, traction alopecia, traction control

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Example sentences from the Web for tractate

Hippocrates, in the tractate on "Ancient Medicine," has a splendid paragraph on the attitude of mind towards the men of the past.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine|William Osler
In his Tractate on Education there is not a word on the education of girls, and yet he wanted an intellectual female companion.
Life of John Milton|Richard Garnett
The great defect of this tractate (but its brevity makes178 the defect of less importance) is its singular want of method.
Locke|Thomas Fowler
The tractate, De Erroribus Philosophorum, is attributed to him.
Medival Heresy and the Inquisition|A. S. Turberville

The imperfections include the first leaf, and two leaves in the second chapitre of the fourth tractate, the end is all right.
Game and Playe of the Chesse|Caxton

British Dictionary definitions for tractate

tractate

/ (ˈtrækteɪt) /

noun

a short tract; treatise

Judaism one of the volumes of the Talmud

Word Origin for tractate

C15: from Latin tractātus, from tractāre to handle; see tractable

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单词	tractate
释义	tractate [ trak-teyt ] / ˈtræk teɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tractate ON THESAURUS.COM noun a treatise; essay. Origin of tractate 1425–75; late Middle English <Medieval Latin tractātus,Latin: handling, treatment, equivalent to tractā(re) to handle, treat (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -tus suffix of v. action Words nearby tractate trackway, tract, tractable, Tractarian, Tractarianism, tractate, tract house, tractile, traction, traction alopecia, traction control Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tractate Hippocrates, in the tractate on "Ancient Medicine," has a splendid paragraph on the attitude of mind towards the men of the past. The Evolution of Modern Medicine\|William Osler In his Tractate on Education there is not a word on the education of girls, and yet he wanted an intellectual female companion. Life of John Milton\|Richard Garnett The great defect of this tractate (but its brevity makes178 the defect of less importance) is its singular want of method. Locke\|Thomas Fowler The tractate, De Erroribus Philosophorum, is attributed to him. Medival Heresy and the Inquisition\|A. S. Turberville The imperfections include the first leaf, and two leaves in the second chapitre of the fourth tractate, the end is all right. Game and Playe of the Chesse\|Caxton British Dictionary definitions for tractate tractate / (ˈtrækteɪt) / noun a short tract; treatise Judaism one of the volumes of the Talmud Word Origin for tractate C15: from Latin tractātus, from tractāre to handle; see tractable Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tractate essay, autobiography, account, memory, treatise, chronicle, journal, anecdote, life, reminiscence, note, recollection, diary, thesis, narrative, biography, handout, leaflet, flyer, tract
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tractate

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