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Quick definitions from WordNet (trace)

▸ noun:  either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
▸ noun:  an indication that something has been present ("There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim")
▸ noun:  a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
▸ noun:  a just detectable amount ("He speaks French with a trace of an accent")
▸ noun:  drawing created by tracing
▸ noun:  a suggestion of some quality
▸ verb:  discover traces of ("She traced the circumstances of her birth")
▸ verb:  follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something ("Trace the student's progress")
▸ verb:  make a mark or lines on a surface ("Trace the outline of a figure in the sand")
▸ verb:  copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of ("Trace a design")
▸ verb:  make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along ("The children traced along the edge of the drak forest")
▸ verb:  to go back over again ("We retraced the route we took last summer")
▸ verb:  read with difficulty ("The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs")
▸ verb:  pursue or chase relentlessly ("The hunters traced the deer into the woods")
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #25962)

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