tractate

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noun

A treatise.

“an abstruse tractate on black magic”

OriginMiddle English tractate ← Latin tractātus →
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Meanings

nountractate (plural tractates)

plural tractates

  1. A treatise.

    an abstruse tractate on black magic

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
treatise

Origin

  1. Latintractātus
  2. Middle Englishtractate
  3. Englishtractate

From Middle English tractate, from Latin tractātus, past participle of tractō (“discuss”), the iterative or frequentative of trahō. Doublet of treaty.

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APA

tractate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractate

MLA

“tractate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tractate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tractate.

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