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vestige

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  1. trace                 
 
ves.tige \'ves-tij\ \ve-'stij-(e--)*l\ \-e-\ n [F, fr. L vestigium 
   footstep, footprint, track, vestige] 1a1: a trace or visible sign left by 
   something vanished or lost  1a2: a minute remaining amount  1b: the part or 
   organ that remains from one more fully developed in an earl ier stage of 
   the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms - 
   ves.ti.gial aj