vestige (redirected from vestiges)

ves·tige  (vstj)

n.

1. A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more.

2. Biology A rudimentary or degenerate, usually nonfunctioning, structure that is the remnant of an organ or part that was fully developed or functioning in a preceding generation or an earlier stage of development.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin vestgium.]

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vestige [ˈvɛstɪdʒ]

n

1. a small trace, mark, or amount; hint a vestige of truth no vestige of the meal

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology an organ or part of an organism that is a small nonfunctioning remnant of a functional organ in an ancestor

[via French from Latin vestīgium track]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vestige - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" tincture, trace, shadow footprint - a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

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vestige

noun

1. remnant, remains, trace, relic, track, token, remainder, residue the last vestiges of a great and ancient kingdom

2. trace, sign, hint, scrap, evidence, indication, suspicion, glimmer She had lost every vestige of her puppy fat.

Translations

vestige [ˈvestɪdʒ] N

1. (= trace) → vestigio m, rastro m
not a vestige of it remains → no queda rastro de ello, de ello no queda ni el menor vestigio
without a vestige of decency → sin la menor decencia
if there is a vestige of doubt → si hay una sombra de duda
a vestige of truth → un elemento or un tanto de verdad

2. (Bio) → rudimento m

vestige [ˈvɛstɪdʒ] n → vestige m
vest pocket n (US) → poche f de gilet

vestige

n

→ Spur f; the vestige of a moustache (Brit) or mustache (US) → der Anflug eines Schnurrbarts; there is not a vestige of truth in what he says → es ist kein Körnchen Wahrheit an dem, was er sagt

(Anat) → Rudiment nt

vestige [ˈvɛstɪdʒ] n → vestigio
the last vestiges of → le ultime vestigia di

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vestige [ˈvɛstɪdʒ] n → vestigio
the last vestiges of → le ultime vestigia di