teɪt noun
a treatise; essay.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin tractātus, Latin: handling, treatment, equivalent to tractā(re) to handle, treat (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -tus suffix of v. action
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin tractātus, Latin: handling, treatment, equivalent to tractā(re) to handle, treat (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -tus suffix of v. action
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| —n | |
| 1. | a short tract; treatise |
| 2. | Judaism one of the volumes of the Talmud |
| [C15: from Latin tractātus, from tractāre to handle; see | |
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