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Definition of vestige
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Vestige , Trace, and Track
Vestige traces to Latin vestigium , meaning "footstep, footprint, or track." Like its parent, it is used to refer to a perceptible sign made by something that has passed or to a tangible reminder, such as a fragment or remnant of what is past and gone.
trace , vestige , track mean a perceptible sign made by something that has passed.
trace may suggest any line, mark, or discernible effect.
vestige applies to a tangible reminder such as a fragment or remnant of what is past and gone.
track implies a continuous line that can be followed.
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Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vestigium footstep, footprint, track, vestige
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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from French vestige "sign of something vanished or lost," from Latin vestigium "footprint" — related to investigate
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What does the noun vestige mean?
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun vestige . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Earliest known use
early 1600s
The earliest known use of the noun vestige is in the early 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for vestige is from 1602, in the writing of J. Colville.
vestige is a borrowing from French.
Etymons: French vestige .
Nearby entries
- vestibulo-auditory, adj. 1945–
- vestibulocerebellar, adj. 1932–
- vestibulocochlear, adj. 1962–
- vestibulo-ocular, adj. 1921–
- vestibulospinal, adj. 1899–
- vestibulotomy, n. 1908–
- vestibulum, n. 1662–
- vestigate, v. a1561–1793
- vestigating, n. 1634
- vestigation, n. 1658
- vestige, n. 1602–
- vestigia, n. 1789
- vestigial, adj. 1877–
- vestigian, adj. & n. 1860–
- vestigiary, n. 1651
- vestigiating, n. 1638
- vestigium, n. 1637–
- vestigy, n. 1545–1644
- vestiment, n. a1250–1850
- vestimental, adj. 1849–
- vestimentary, adj. 1803–
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- American English : vestige / ˈvɛstɪdʒ /
- Brazilian Portuguese : vestígio
- Chinese : 残留部分
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- German : Spur
- Italian : vestigio
- Japanese : 痕跡
- Korean : 자취
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vestige ( English)
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- IPA: /ˈvɛstɪdʒ/
- The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign.
- A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains . the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population
- 1788 , James Hutton, Theory of the earth , page 166: " The result, therefore, of this physical inquiry is, that we find no vestige of a beginning,— no prospect of an end. "
- 1871 , Charles Darwin , Descent of Man , Chapter I: " Nevertheless in some cases, my original view, that the points are vestiges of the tips of formerly erect and pointed ears, still seems to me probable. "
- 1895 , H. G. Wells, The Time Machine , Chapter VIII: " Only ragged vestiges of glass remained in its windows, and great sheets of the green facing had fallen away from the corroded metallic framework. "
- 1911 , 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , chapter Angkor: " The chief remains of the Roman Calagurris are the vestiges of an aqueduct and an amphitheatre. "
- 1944 , Miles Burton, The Three Corpse Trick , chapter 5: " The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common. "
- ( biology ) A vestigial organ ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor .
- 1904 Transactions of the[…]annual session , Volume 40, Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, p160 Any person seeing such a condition could not help being frightened at the conditions found, and it seems to me that that fact should lead us to think that the appendix is a vestige or becoming so.
- 1932 John Arthur Thomson, Riddles of science, Ayer Publishing, p824 Now this paired organ of Jacobsen began in reptiles and is well developed in many mammals. But in man it is a vestige , often disappearing altogether; and the two openings are closed.
- 2007 R. Randal Bollingera, Andrew S. Barbasa, Errol L. Busha, Shu S. Lina, & William Parkera, "Biofilms in the large bowel suggest an apparent function of the human vermiform appendix," Journal of Theoretical Biology 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 .
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Vestige ( dutch).
- Verb form of vestigen
vestige ( French)
- see vestige (English) , relic
Automatically generated practical examples in English:
Two weeks of lockdown over; three weeks more to come - and even then, not even any vestige of a lifting of any of the strictures of the lockdown. Independent.ie, 14 April 2020
Fourteen sub-Saharan African nations use the CFA franc, a vestige of the colonial era that was once pegged to the French franc and is now tied to the euro. Wall Street Journal, 20 November 2019
Every vestige of EU influence over the territory of the UK must be purged. In pursuit of that goal, no diplomatic norm or constitutional principle – not even the duty to uphold international treaties – is safe. The Guardian, 9 September 2020
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Peel Region is expected to decide early next month whether to save one of the last vestiges of a Victorian-era village. CBC, 12 April 2020
The move effectively ends China’s only experiment with open elections, a vestige of the democratic system implemented during last years of colonial rule. Japan Times, 28 May 2021
The last vestige of former President Donald Trump’s legacy in Atlantic City, N.J., ended on Wednesday with the implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. It was once the premier gaming destination in the area. The New York Times, 17 February 2021
It completed the dismantling of Arcadia, which under Green’s ownership was the last vestige of the Burton Group built by 20th century retail trailblazer Sir Montague Burton. The Guardian, 13 February 2021
The country’s morality police are an unpopular vestige of the 1979 revolution and represent a weak point for the government. Wall Street Journal, 28 September 2022
Music may be the last vestige of civility in the U.S. -- with each half of the country hating the other half -- and the annual Global Citizen Festival Saturday proved the point. TMZ, 25 September 2022
Hatano Farm, the last vestige of what was once a thriving agricultural community, was named a point of historical interest, but its future remains unclear. The New York Times, 1 May 2023
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irregular : …but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common." Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight: "Many of these classic methods are still used…
common : …but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common." The people; the community. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) the weal o' the common (legal)…
ring : …but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common." (astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet. (British) A…
俤 : 俤 (Translingual) Han character 俤 (radical 9 人+07, 9 strokes, cangjie input OCNH, four-corner , composition ⿰亻弟) (same as 面影) vestige , trace 俤 (Chinese) trad. and simpl. 俤 Pronunciation Mandarin: dì Cantonese: dai6 Middle Chinese: Old…
original : …but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common." (not comparable) First in a series or copies/versions. The original manuscript…
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The definition of vestige in the dictionary is a small trace, mark, or amount; hint. Other definition of vestige is an organ or part of an organism that is a small nonfunctioning remnant of a functional organ in an ancestor.
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Definition of vestige noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. ... Word Origin late Middle English: from French, from Latin vestigium 'footprint'. See vestige in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: ...
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vestige: [noun] a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost. the smallest quantity or trace. footprint 1.
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English vestige ves‧tige / ˈvestɪdʒ / noun [countable] formal 1 LITTLE/NOT MUCH a small part or amount of something that remains when most of it no longer exists SYN trace vestige of The new law removed the last vestiges of royal power. 2 LITTLE/NOT MUCH the smallest possible amount of a quality or ...
VESTIGE meaning: a very small amount of something that still exists after most of it has gone: . Learn more.
Vestige definition: a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence. See examples of VESTIGE used in a sentence.
vestige in American English. (ˈvestɪdʒ) noun. 1. a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence. A few columns were the last vestiges of a Greek temple. 2. a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc.
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early 1600s. The earliest known use of the noun vestige is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for vestige is from 1602, in the writing of J. Colville. vestige is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French vestige. See etymology.
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vestige - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... 'vestige' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): abolish - all - hydatid - investigate - remnant - rudiment - shadow - sign - soupçon - trace - vestigial - vestigium.
Take your English to the next level. ... Dictionary app. 2 usually used in negative sentences, to say that not even a small amount of something exists There's not a vestige of truth in the rumor. His report offered not a vestige of comfort. See vestige in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: vestige.
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Vestige definition: a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence. See examples of VESTIGE used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. a small trace, mark, or amount; hint 2. biology an organ or part of an organism that is a small nonfunctioning.... Click for more definitions.
Noun. vestige ( pl. vestiges) The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign. A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains. the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population. 1788, James Hutton, Theory of the earth ...
Vestige definition, a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence: A few columns were the last vestiges of a Greek temple. See more.
SYNONYMS OF «VESTIGE». The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vestige» and belong to the same grammatical category. synonyms of vestige. evidence · glimmer · hint · indication · relic · remainder · remains · remnant · residue · scrap · sign · suspicion · token · trace · track.