tracts for the times

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tracts for the times - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tract \Tract\, n. [Abbrev.fr. tractate.]
     A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short
     extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.
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           The church clergy at that time writ the best collection
           of tracts against popery that ever appeared. --Swift.
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     Tracts for the Times. See Tractarian.
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