noun
vestige
Vestige (noun) means a footprint left in the ground.
noun
1
A footprint left in the ground.
2
A small trace or sign that something now gone once existed.
"the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra"
"vestiges of former population"
3
A body part that no longer works but was useful in an animal's ancestors.
"This idea was confirmed by Scott, who performed a detailed comparative analysis of primate anatomy and demonstrated conclusively that the appendix is derived for some unidentified function and is not a vestige."
— R. Randal Bollingera, Biofilms in the large bowel suggest an apparent function of the human vermiform appendix, (2007)
4
(technical) The part of a radio sideband left after most of it has been removed.
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Etymology
Taken from French vestige, from Latin vestīgium ("footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark"). It is a doublet of vestigium.
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What is the meaning of vestige?
"vestige" (noun) means a footprint left in the ground.
What is another word for vestige?
Other words for "vestige" include trace, shadow, tincture.
What are the different meanings of vestige?
"vestige" has 3 main meanings: 1. A footprint left in the ground; 2. A small trace or sign that something now gone once existed; 3. A body part that no longer works but was useful in an animal's ancestors.
