a written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.-something drawn out or extended; expanse.-a region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.-traits; features; lineaments.-the footprint of a wild beast.-track; trace.-treatment; exposition.-continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech.-continued or protracted duration; length; extent.-verses of scripture sung at mass, instead of the alleluia, from septuagesima sunday till the saturday befor easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.-to trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact.