Meaning & use
tractate
A written treatise or formal discussion on a particular subject, often religious or scholarly.
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The scholar published a tractate on the ethics of early philosophy.
Each tractate in the collection examines a different aspect of ancient law.
A note on using this word
A formal or somewhat archaic term, common in academic, religious, or legal writing rather than everyday speech.
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