trace

Pronunciation: /tɹeɪs/

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).

In classic literature

Synonyms

hint, suggestion

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
small indefinite quantity
Narrower (hyponyms)
spark

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