vestige

CEFRC1

/ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small remaining part or sign of something that is gone.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

Examples

  • This mousepad is a vestige of a bygone era.

  • the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.

  2. A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

  3. A mark left on the earth by a foot.

More examples

In context

  • vestiges of former population

  • The result, therefore, of this physical inquiry is, that we find no vestige of a beginning,— no prospect of an end.

  • Her face was without a vestige of colour, but it only showed more strongly the perfect outline of her features. Pale she was, but not like a statue; it was a human paleness—passionate and painful.

Synonyms

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There was no blank of the old building left after the huge fire.

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Origin

noun

From French vestige, from Latin vestīgium (“footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark”). Doublet of vestigium.