🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

निशान

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nishaan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Trace/treɪs/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"जासूस ने अपराध स्थल पर सबूत का निशान पाया।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something.

    "The detective found a trace of evidence at the crime scene."
As verb
  1. 1

    To follow or discover by investigation.

    "She was able to trace her family lineage back several generations."

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Synonyms (3)
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'trace' originates from the Latin 'tractus', meaning 'to pull or draw'. It evolved through Old French 'tracier', which meant 'to draw out or drag along', leading to its current meanings related to following or discovering paths.

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