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tract
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- pronunciation:
- traekt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an area of land or water.
There are large tracts of forest in some parts of our country.- synonyms:
- expanse, region
- similar words:
- area, district, ground, parcel, plot, stretch, territory, zone
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| definition 2: |
a group of body parts and organs which act together to perform a function.
The lungs and the windpipe are part of the respiratory tract.- similar words:
- organs, system
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| related words: |
belt, farm, lot, patch |
The word tract
contains the following part:
tract
Latin
root
that means draw, pull
  Example words:
abstract, attract, attraction, attractive, contract, detract, distract, extract, subtract, subtraction, tract, traction, tractor
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