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a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it<the wolf came and went without leaving a trace on the hard, dry ground>— see track 1
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a passage cleared for public vehicular travel<an old trace that dates back to the days of the covered wagon>— see way 1
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a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps<stay on the trace, or youʼll get lost in these thick woods>— see trail 1
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a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished<a ship that appears to have vanished without a trace on the high seas>— see vestige
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a very small amount<doctors detected only a trace of bacteria in the blood sample but put the patient on antibiotics just in case>— see particle 1
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