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vestige

Noun

IPA /ˈvestɪdʒ/

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A small remaining sign or part of something that has mostly disappeared.

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vestige/ˈvestɪdʒ/

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An old shop once stood here
Only a faded sign remains

A vestige is a small remaining trace of something that has mostly disappeared.

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A faded sign was the last vestige of the old village shop.
The archaeologists examined vestiges of an earlier building beneath the floor.

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A faded sign was the last ________ of the old village shop.

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vestige — A small remaining sign or part of something that has mostly disappeared.

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A small remaining sign or part of something that has mostly disappeared.

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From French vestige, ultimately from Latin vestigium, meaning footprint.

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The last vestige and the remaining vestiges emphasise surviving traces.

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