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vestige
[ves-tij]
noun
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.
Synonyms:a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc..
These superstitions are vestiges of an ancient religion.
a very slight trace or amount of something.
Not a vestige remains of the former elegance of the house.
Synonyms: ,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.
Archaic.a footprint; track.
vestige
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
a small trace, mark, or amount; hint
a vestige of truth
no vestige of the meal
biology an organ or part of an organism that is a small nonfunctioning remnant of a functional organ in an ancestor
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vestige1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vestige1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In that sense, Deathracer413 is more than a subcultural vestige — its members present a sports medicine study of sorts, says Michael Burnett, editor in chief of “Thrasher Magazine,” a longtime skateboarding publication.
We know from experience why the country had DEI programs, because we remember Jim Crow and its vestiges in segregated schools and neighborhoods.
He continued: "It is wonderful to see responsible owners who are willing to invest in the care and maintenance of these important vestiges of Edinburgh's social history and giving them a sustainable long term use."
Back then, Korsh was a first-time TV creator and showrunner helming one of the vestiges of USA network’s “blue sky” era, which consisted of bright and breezy dramas like “White Collar” and “Monk.”
And yet there will inevitably be naysayers of the MAGA-ian sort who may decry the band’s inclusion as a vestige of the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives they want to suppress.
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