vestige

C2 Topic:Time
US /ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/
noun Freq #49038

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an indication that something has been present

    There are vestiges of war all over Europe.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an indication that... tincture
Word family
Forms vestiges
Derived forms vestigialvestigiality
Related forms hinttracevestigial

Etymology

From French vestige, from Latin vestīgium (“footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark”). Doublet of vestigium.

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