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tract
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?ækt/
- Homophone: tracked
- Rhymes: -ækt
Etymology 1
From tractate, from Latin tractatus, or borrowed from Latin tractus, the perfect passive participle of trah?. Doublet of trait.
Noun
tract (plural tracts)
- An area or expanse.
- a very high mountain joined to the mainland by a narrow tract of earth
- 1662, Thomas Fuller, History of the Worthies of England
- small tracks of ground
- A series of connected body organs, as in the digestive tract.
- A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.
- A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, The Presbyterians Plea of Merit
- The church clergy at that writ the best collection of tracts against popery that ever appeared.
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, The Presbyterians Plea of Merit
- A commentator's view or perspective on a subject.
- Continued or protracted duration, length, extent
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. XIV, Henry of Essex
- Nay, in another case of litigation, the unjust Standard bearer, for his own profit, asserting that the cause belonged not to St. Edmund’s Court, but to his in Lailand Hundred, involved us in travellings and innumerable expenses, vexing the servants of St. Edmund for a long tract of time […]
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. XIV, Henry of Essex
- Part of the proper of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, used instead of the alleluia during Lenten or pre-Lenten seasons, in a Requiem Mass, and on a few other penitential occasions.
- (obsolete) Continuity or extension of anything.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Older to this entry?)
- (obsolete) Traits; features; lineaments.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Simulation and Dissimulation
- The discovery of a man's self by the tracts of his countenance is a great weakness.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Simulation and Dissimulation
- (obsolete) The footprint of a wild animal.
- The Prophet Telemus […] mark'd the Tracts of every Bird that flew
- (obsolete) Track; trace.
- c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens
- But flies an eagle flight, bold, and forth on, / Leaving no tract behind.
- c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens
- (obsolete) Treatment; exposition.
- 1613, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Act I, Scene I
- The tract of every thing Would, by a good discourser, lose some life Which action's self was tongue to.
- 1613, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Act I, Scene I
Synonyms
- (series of connected body organs): system
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Latin tractus, the participle stem of trahere (“to pull, drag”).
Verb
tract (third-person singular simple present tracts, present participle tracting, simple past and past participle tracted)
- (obsolete) To pursue, follow; to track.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.i:
- Where may that treachour then (said he) be found, / Or by what meanes may I his footing tract?
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.i:
- (obsolete) To draw out; to protract.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
Anagrams
- T-cart
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English tract.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?akt/
Noun
tract m (plural tracts)
- flyer, circular, pamphlet
Derived terms
- tracter
Further reading
- “tract” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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lot
English
Etymology
From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-Germanic *hlut?. Cognate with North Frisian lod, Saterland Frisian Lot, West Frisian lot, Dutch lot, French lot, German Low German Lott, Middle High German luz. Doublet of lotto. Related also to German Los.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: l?t, IPA(key): /l?t/
- (General American) enPR: lät, IPA(key): /l?t/
- (Boston, Western Pennsylvania) IPA(key): /l?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
lot (plural lots)
- A large quantity or number; a great deal.
- Synonyms: load, mass, pile
- A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
- Synonyms: batch, collection, group, set
- One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
- (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
- Synonyms: crowd, gang, group
- A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
- Synonyms: allotment, parcel, plot
- That which happens without human design or forethought.
- Synonyms: chance, accident, destiny, fate, fortune
- Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
- The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
- The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
- 1977, C-3PO in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life.
- 1977, C-3PO in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- A prize in a lottery.
- Synonym: prize
- Template:RQ:Evelyn
- Allotment; lottery.
- 1990: Donald Kagan, Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, chapter 2: “Politician”, page 40 (Guild Publishing; CN 2239)
- Archons served only for one year and, since 487/6, they were chosen by lot. Generals, on the other hand, were chosen by direct election and could be reelected without limit.
- 1990: Donald Kagan, Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, chapter 2: “Politician”, page 40 (Guild Publishing; CN 2239)
- (definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything.
- (historical) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:lot
Derived terms
- a lot
Translations
Verb
lot (third-person singular simple present lots, present participle lotting, simple past and past participle lotted)
- (transitive, dated) To allot; to sort; to apportion.
- (US, informal, dated) To count or reckon (on or upon).
Anagrams
- LTO, OTL, tol, tol'
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *l?(i)ta, and adjective in *-to-, from Proto-Indo-European *l?y- (“to pour”).
Noun
lot m (indefinite plural lot, definite singular loti, definite plural lotët)
- tear (from the eye)
- Gjak, djersë dhe lot — Blood, sweat and tears
Declension
Derived terms
- losh
- loc
- loçkë
- loke
References
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lot. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?t/
- Hyphenation: lot
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
lot n (plural loten, diminutive lootje n)
- destiny, fate, lot
- lottery ticket
- (archaic) lot, allotment (that which has been apportioned to a party)
Related terms
- loten
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: lot
Anagrams
- tol
French
Etymology
From Middle French lot, from Old French loz, los, from Frankish *lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlut?. Cognate with English lot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/
Noun
lot m (plural lots)
- share (of inheritance)
- plot (of land)
- batch (of goods for sale)
- lot (at auction)
- prize (in lottery)
- lot, fate
- (slang) babe
Derived terms
- gros lot
- sortir du lot
Further reading
- “lot” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlut?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?t]
- Hyphenation: lot
Noun
lot (first-person possessive lotku, second-person possessive lotmu, third-person possessive lotnya)
- lot,
- (manufacturing) a separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
- (colloquial) lottery
- Synonyms: lotre, undian
- (finance) allotment
Further reading
- “lot” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norman
Etymology
From Frankish *lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlut?.
Noun
lot m (plural lots)
- (Guernsey) lot (at auction)
Northern Kurdish
Noun
lot ?
- jump
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
lot
- simple past of la (Etymology 1)
- simple past of late
Polish
Etymology
Compare Czech let and Russian ????? (poljót).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?t/
Noun
lot m inan
- flight
Declension
Synonyms
- latanie, fruwanie
Related terms
- (adjectives) lotniczy, lotny, nielotny
- (adverbs) lotniczo, lotnie
- (nouns) lotka, lotnictwo, lotniczka, lotnik, lotnisko, lotniskowiec, nalot, odlot, przylot, ulotka, wylot, latawiec, polatucha, podlotek, przelot
- (verbs) lata?, lecie?, odlatywa?, odlecie?, podlatywa?, podlecie?, polata?, polecie?, przylatywa?, przylecie?, ulatywa?, ulecie?, wylata?, wylecie?, wzlatywa?, zlatywa?, zlecie?
Further reading
- lot in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- lot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
lot m (gen lota, pl lotan)
- sore, wound
- sting
Tatar
Noun
lot
- A unit of weight: 1 lot = 3 m?sqal = 12.797 g (archaic) [2]
Declension
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
lot n (plural lotten, diminutive lotsje)
- lottery ticket
- fate, destiny
Further reading
- “lot (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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