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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tractate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
trac-tate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A treatise.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tractate, tractātus

Inflected Forms

tractates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tract treatise treaty

Questions

What does tractate mean?
A treatise.
Where does tractate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tractate

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