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- [ves-tij]
- /ˈvɛs tɪdʒ/
- /ˈves.tɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ves-tij]
- /ˈvɛs tɪdʒ/
Definitions of vestige word
- noun vestige 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. 1
- noun vestige a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc.: These superstitions are vestiges of an ancient religion. 1
- noun vestige a very slight trace or amount of something: Not a vestige remains of the former elegance of the house. 1
- noun vestige Biology. a degenerate or imperfectly developed organ or structure that has little or no utility, but that in an earlier stage of the individual or in preceding evolutionary forms of the organism performed a useful function. 1
- noun vestige Archaic. a footprint; track. 1
- noun vestige trace 1
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Origin of vestige
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Middle French < Latin vestīgium footprint
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Parts of speech for Vestige
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vestige popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
vestige usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vestige
noun vestige
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- antique — An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
- archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
- artifact — any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
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