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tractate definition

trac·tate (trak′tāt′)

noun

a treatise or dissertation

Etymology: LL tractatus, discussion, treatise < pp. of L tractare: see tractable

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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