vestige
pronunciation
How to pronounce vestige in British English:
UK [ˈvestɪdʒ]
How to pronounce vestige in American English:
US [ˈvestɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- an indication that something has been present
Word Origin
- vestige
- vestige: [17] Vestige comes via French vestige from Latin vestīgium ‘footprint, trace’, a word of uncertain origin. From it was derived vestīgāre ‘track, trace’, which has given English investigate.=> investigate
- vestige (n.)
- c. 1600, from French vestige "a mark, trace, sign" (16c.), from Latin vestigium "footprint, trace," of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Traditional light bulbs , the last vestige of the vacuum tube era , produce light with hot gases or wires .
- 2. One vestige of colonial rule in particular - a prim attitude about public manners-has been a common source of disputes between locals and mainland visitors .
- 3. The last vestige of the gold standard was swept away in august 1971 , when richard nixon suspended the convertibility of the dollar into gold .
- 4. The government 's original redevelopment plan for kai tak , the city 's former airport , threatened to eradicate kowloon bay , the last vestige of the once spacious victoria harbour .
- 5. In libya , by contrast , muammar qaddafi 's repressive rule has erased any vestige of public opposition and blocked the formation of civil society groups or institutions .