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Definition of Vestige
1. Noun. An indication that something has been present. "A tincture of condescension"
Specialized synonyms: Footprint
Generic synonyms: Indicant, Indication
Definition of Vestige
1. n. The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population.
2. n. A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.
3. n. The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population.
4. n. A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.
Definition of Vestige
1. Noun. The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; ¹
2. Noun. A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains. ¹
3. Noun. (biology) a vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Vestige
1. a visible sign of something that is no longer in existence [n -S]
Medical Definition of Vestige
1. A trace or a rudimentary structure; the degenerated remains of any structure which occurs as an entity in the embryo or foetus. Synonym: vestigium. Origin: L. Vestigium (05 Mar 2000)
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