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vestige

ˈvɛstɪdʒnoun

What does vestige mean?

A small trace of something that has mostly gone.

Vestige, six ways

PlainA small trace of something that has mostly gone.
ADHDA leftover trace. Most of it is gone. This bit stayed.
Gen ZThe last little bit of something that used to be big.
MetaphorA footprint after the walker has left.
FormalA trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
Like I’m 5A tiny piece that is left over from something that is mostly gone. That’s a vestige.

How to pronounce vestige

VES-tij/ˈvɛstɪdʒ/

Vestige in a sentence

The ruins were the last vestige of the abbey.
Not a vestige of the old diner remains.
The tailbone is a vestige of our evolutionary past.

Synonyms for vestige

tracePlainer.
remnantWhat remains.
relicAn object from the past.

Where vestige comes from

Latin. Vestigium, a footprint.

Good to know

The adjective vestigial is used in biology for organs that have lost their purpose.

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