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tracing
(tra¦cing)
Pronunciation:
/ˈtreɪsɪŋ/
noun
1
a copy of a drawing, map, or design made by tracing.
2
a faint or delicate mark or pattern:
tracings of apple blossoms against the deep greens of pines
[
mass noun
]
the action of marking out a figure on the ice when skating.
a line or pattern corresponding to something which is being recorded or measured; a trace.
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