vestige

IPA: vˈɛstɪdʒ

noun

  • A mark left on the earth by a foot.
  • (by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
  • (biology) A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.
  • (television, radio) The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.
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Examples of "vestige" in Sentences

  • She remained a vestige in the room.
  • It is the elimination of the Vestiges of Goryeo.
  • The treaty is a vestige of the nuclear standoff.
  • The badges and vestiges of slavery still haunt the land.
  • Plaza Dilao is the last vestige of the old town of Paco.
  • This is the last vestige of the original shoreline in the area.
  • The Sadlermiut are thought to be the last vestige of the Tuniit.
  • During the fevolution, the last vestiges of feudalism were abolished.
  • A vestige of this still remains in the modern day in the gesture of prayer.
  • Enlightened rule destroyed the few remaining vestiges of the Bohemian Kingdom.

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