noun
vestige
Vestige (noun) means a mark left on the earth by a foot.
noun
1
A mark left on the earth by a foot.
2
A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
3
A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.
4
The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.
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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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What is the meaning of vestige?
"vestige" (noun) means a mark left on the earth by a foot.
What are the different meanings of vestige?
"vestige" has 3 main meanings: 1. A mark left on the earth by a foot; 2. A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; 3. A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.