vestige
Meaning
- A mark left on the earth by a foot.
- A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
- A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.
- The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.
Synonyms
rudimentum
reduced organ
historical remains
smatch
holy relic
rudimentary organ
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From French vestige, from Latin vestīgium (“footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark”).
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