vestige

(vĕs'tĭj)
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.

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

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noun

A mark or remnant that indicates the former presence of something: relic, remains, trace. See leftover, marks.

IN BRIEF: A trace of something absent, lost, or vanished.

We waited until the last vestige of color from the sunset disappeared.

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The remnant of a structure that functioned in a previous stage of species or individual development.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - levning, spor, levn, rudiment

Nederlands (Dutch)
spoor, overblijfsel, onontwikkeld orgaan, voetafdruk, zweem

Français (French)
n. - vestiges, trace, (Anat, Zool) vestige

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spur, Rudiment

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ίχνος, μόριο, κατάλοιπο, υπόλειμμα (κν. απομεινάρι)

Italiano (Italian)
traccia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vestígio (m), sinal (m), resquício (m)

Русский (Russian)
след, частица, остаток, рудимент

Español (Spanish)
n. - vestigio, rastro, rudimento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spår, rudiment

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
遗迹, 残余, 痕迹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 遺跡, 殘餘, 痕跡

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 흔적, 아주 조금, 발자국

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - あと, なごり, 形跡, 証拠, ほんの少し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاثر الباقي, شريد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שריד, שארית, עיקבות, זכר, סימן, שמץ, קורטוב‬

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