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vestige - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vestige' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vestige [ 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.

Meaning of 'vestige' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vestige [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an indication that something has been present
Example in sentence:
  • a tincture of condescension;
  • there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim