(trakt) noun
1. An extended area, as of land or water.
2. Continued duration, as of time.
3. Anat. An extensive region of the body, especially one comprising a system of parts or organs: the alimentary tract. [<L tractus a drawing out, duration <trahere draw. Doublet of TRAIT.]

(trakt) noun
1. A short treatise, as on some question of religion or morals; a propaganda leaflet.
2. An anthem sometimes substituted for the Alleluia: so styled because, instead of being treated antiphonally, it is sung tractim (continuously) and as a solo: also trac′tus. [Short for TRACTATE]