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  • 31tract — 1. n. 1 a region or area of indefinite, esp. large, extent (pathless desert tracts). 2 Anat. an area of an organ or system (respiratory tract). 3 Brit. archaic a period of time etc. Etymology: L tractus drawing f. trahere tract draw, pull 2. n. a …

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  • 32tract — 1) an expanse of land or water 2) a system of organs and tissues that together perform a special function, e.g. digestive or alimentary tract 3) a stretch or lapse of time (archaic) …

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  • 33tract — tract1 /trakt/, n. 1. an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch. 2. Anat. a. a definite region or area of the body, esp. a group, series, or system of related parts or organs: the digestive tract. b. a bundle of nerve fibers having …

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  • 34tract — I noun large tracts of land Syn: area, region, expanse, sweep, stretch, extent, belt, swathe, zone II noun a political tract Syn: treatise, essay, article, paper, work, mo …

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  • 35tract — See intake tract …

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  • 36tract of Gowers — n SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACT (b) W. R. Gowers see GOWERS S TRACT …

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  • 37tract of Lissauer — n DORSOLATERAL TRACT H. Lissauer see LISSAUER S TRACT …

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  • 38tract home — ˈtract house f1 [tract house] (also ˈtract home) noun (NAmE) …

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  • 39tract index — n. An index usually kept in the county recorder s office and listing each parcel of land according to its location, along with all transactions involving it. See also abstract of title, chain of title. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan… …

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  • 40tract of land — index premises (buildings) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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