trace

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a just detectable amount
  2. noun an indication that something has been present
  3. noun a suggestion of some quality

Etymology

From Middle English trace, traas, from Old French trace (“an outline, track, trace”), from the verb (see below).

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Synonyms

hint, suggestion

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