tract
/tɹækt/ noun C1- An area or expanse. · an unexplored tract of sea
- A series of connected body organs, such as the digestive tract.
- A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.
- A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.
- A commentator's view or perspective on a subject.
- Continued or protracted duration, length, extent
- Part of the proper of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, used instead of the alleluia during Lenten or pre-Lenten seasons, in a Requiem Mass, and on a few other penitential occasions.
Plural tracts
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Here Holmes drew a small tract, embellished with a rude engraving of the ancient Manor House, from his waistcoat pocket.
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