Definition of Vestige
Vestige
ves·tige
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(noun)
remnant, remainder, smallest amount, or a trace of something that is slowly disappearing or does not exist;
e.g. The last vestiges of colonialism in South Africa is still too much.
(noun)
(biology) a part or organ that has become reduced or functionless in the course of evolution;
e.g. The appendix is an example of an evolutionary vestige, as are the coccyx bone and penguin wings.
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