vestige

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun an indication that something has been present

Etymology

From French vestige, from Latin vestīgium (“footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark”). Doublet of vestigium.

In classic literature

Synonyms

trace, tincture, shadow

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