tract (n.)

  1. an extended area of land

    [ Syn: piece of land , piece of ground , parcel of land , parcel ]

  2. a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose

  3. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

    [ Syn: pamphlet ]

  4. a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

    [ Syn: nerve pathway , nerve tract , pathway ]

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