Look up: tract

1. tract
   a soloistic chant from the mass which replaces the alleluia in penitential seasons. It has several verses, sung by the soloist.
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2. tract
   [n] - an extended area of land 2. [n] - a brief treatise on a subject of interest 3. [n] - a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
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3. Tract
   Literally, a treatise or document (often religious), an anthem, an extent of territory, or an anatomical structure comprising mixed tissues organized to serve a specific physiological function (spino-thalamic tract, urinary tract, gastro-intestinal, etc.).
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4. tract
   a pamphlet or leaflet of political or religious propaganda Category: Printing and publishing
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5. tract
   <anatomy> A region, principally one of some length, specifically a collection or bundle of nerve fibres having the same origin, function and termination (tractus) or a number of organs, arranged in series, subserving a common function. ... Origin: L. Tractus ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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6. tract
   piece of land noun an extended area of land
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7. tract
   pamphlet noun a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
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8. tract
   A geographical unit of the U.S. defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, usually having between a population between 2500 and 8000. Zip codes are about five times larger. Census-defined 'blocks' are a smaller unit than tracts. Source: Working paper by Joel Elvery; it cites on these questions this book: U....
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9. tract
   (trakt) a longitudinal assemblage of tissues or organs, especially a number of anatomic structures arranged in series and serving a common function, such as the gastrointestinal or urinary tract; also used in reference to a bundle (or fasciculus) of nerve fibers having a common origin, function, and termination within t...
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10. Tract
    • (v. t.) To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. • (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 anti...
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11. Tract
    (from the article `Gregorian chant`) ...psalmodic structure (soloist)—opening melody (chorus), repeated in whole or in part. The Alleluia is of 4th-century Eastern origin. Its structure ...
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12. tract
    (from the article `nervous system`) ...such as the heart and intestines, and somatic fibres innervate the body-wall structures such as skin and muscle. In the central nervous system the ... The largest ascending tracts, the fasciculi gracilis and cuneatus, arise from spinal ganglion cells and ascend in the dorsal funiculus to the medull...
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13. tract
    (L. tractus) a region, principally one of some length; specifically a collection or bundle of nerve fibres having the same origin, function, and termination (tractus (NA)), or a number of organs, arranged in series, subserving a common function.
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14. tract
    
    • an extended area of land
    • a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
    • a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
    • a bundle of nerve fibers following a path through the brain
    
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15. Tract
    A tract is a short argumentative treatise. It was a type of literature employed and developed by Luther.
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16. tract
    Type: Term Pronunciation: trakt Definitions: 1. An elongated area; a passage or pathway. 2. An abnormal passage (a fistula or sinus communicating with an abscess cavity). Synonyms: tractus
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17. tract
    Latin tractus = an elongated strand of wool or dough; hence a pathway for nerve fibres.
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18. tract
    A bundle of nerve fibers within the central nervous system.
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19. tract
    A bundle of nerve fibers within the central nervous system.
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20. Tract
    (literature) A `tract` is a literary work, and in current usage, usually religious in nature. The notion of what constitutes a tract has changed over time. By the early part of the 21st century, these meant small pamphlets used for religious and political purposes, though far more often the f...
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