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tractate

tractate noun: a treatise.

Noun

tractate (plural tractates)

  1. A treatise.
    • an abstruse tractate on black magic

tractate meaning in Tamil

tractate in Tamil

ஆராய்ச்சிக் கட்டுரை, ஆய்வுத் தனியேடு

Forms of tractate

pluraltractates

Origin of tractate

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

Questions about tractate

What does tractate mean?
Tractate means a treatise.
What is tractate in Tamil?
Tractate in Tamil is ஆராய்ச்சிக் கட்டுரை, ஆய்வுத் தனியேடு. See Tractate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tractate?
Tractate is a noun.
What is the plural of tractate?
The plural of tractate is tractates.

Words near tractate in the dictionary

  1. Tractarianize
  2. Tractarianized
  3. Tractarianizes
  4. Tractarianizing
  5. Tractarians
  6. tractate
  7. tractates
  8. tractation
  9. tractator
  10. tractators
  11. tractatrix

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