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n. - The act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline; A drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image.

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  • (I have not so far succeeded in tracing the pedigree any further.)
  • However, neither the Czech police nor Interpol have succeeded in tracing the man.
  • I suspect that the human DNA tracing is probably about as accurate and informative.
  • Indeed, Provine is quite correct in tracing this kind of thinking back to Darwin himself.
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