Definitions for vestigeˈvɛs tɪdʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ves•tigeˈvɛs tɪdʒ(n.)
a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence.
a very slight trace or amount of something:
the last vestige of hope.
a degenerate or imperfectly developed biological structure that performed a useful function at an earlier stage in the development of the individual or evolution of the species.
Category: Biology, Anatomy
Origin of vestige:
1535–45; < MF < L vestīgium footprint
ves•tig′i•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
trace, vestige, tincture, shadow(noun)
an indication that something has been present
"there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
Wiktionary
vestige(Noun)
The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign;
vestige(Noun)
A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains.
vestige(Noun)
a vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor
Webster Dictionary
Vestige(noun)
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
Translations for vestige
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- reliekAfrikaans
- بَقِيَّه، أثَرArabic
- останкаBulgarian
- relíquiaPortuguese (BR)
- památkaCzech
- das ReliktGerman
- levnDanish
- υπόλειμμα, απομεινάριGreek
- vestigioSpanish
- säileEstonian
- باقی مانده از گذشتهFarsi
- jäänneFinnish
- vestigeFrench
- שָׂרִידHebrew
- अवशेषHindi
- relikt, ostatakCroatian
- ereklye, emlékHungarian
- (barang) peninggalanIndonesian
- menjar; (forn)minjarIcelandic
- vestigiaItalian
- 遺物Japanese
- 유물Korean
- reliktasLithuanian
- paliekasLatvian
- peninggalan kunoMalay
- overblijfselDutch
- levning, fornminneNorwegian
- zabytekPolish
- باقی مانده از گذشتهPersian
- مقدسات، تبركات، مبارك شيان بقايا: نښې نښانى: يادكارPashto
- relíquiaPortuguese
- vestigiuRomanian
- реликвияRussian
- pamiatkaSlovak
- ostanekSlovenian
- relikvijaSerbian
- kvarleva, restSwedish
- ของสืบทอดThai
- tarihi kalıntı, yadigârTurkish
- 文物Chinese (Trad.)
- слід; реліквіїUkrainian
- یادگارUrdu
- di vậtVietnamese
- 遗迹Chinese (Simp.)
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