Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - vestige
Vestige
vestige
n. 1 a trace or piece of evidence; a sign (vestiges of an earlier civilization; found no vestige of their presence). 2 a slight amount; a particle (without a vestige of clothing; showed not a vestige of decency). 3 Biol. a part or organ of an organism that is reduced or functionless but was well developed in its ancestors. Etymology: F f. L vestigium footprint
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vestigium footstep, footprint, track, ~ Date: 15th century 1. a. a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost, the smallest quantity or trace, footprint 1, a bodily part or organ that is small and degenerate or imperfectly developed in comparison to one more fully developed in an earlier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms, see: trace vestigial adjective vestigially adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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