Meaning

4 senses
  1. A mark left on the earth by a foot.

    Spur

    следsled

    слідslid

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

    the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra

    vestiges of former population

    Überrest, Überbleibsel

    пережи́токperežítok

    an indication that something has been present

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

    рудиме́нтrudimént

  4. The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. These are the vestiges of a fallen empire.

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  2. This mousepad is a vestige of a bygone era.

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  3. Tom has lost the very last vestiges of shame.

    ruТом вконец потерял всякий стыд.

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  4. The vestiges of the empire are in ruins!

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign:
Русский
By meaning 3
mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign:
faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost:
(biology) a vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign:
faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost:

Origin

From French vestige, from Latin vestīgium (“footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the fo

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

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Forms

plural: vestiges
Singularvestige
Pluralvestiges

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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