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tractate Definition

trac·tate (traktāt′)

noun

a treatise or dissertation

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

tractate Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • Talmudic: The Talmudic tractate Sukkah speaks of a procession about the altar in the Temple on the seventh day of Sukkoth.