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vestige
('v/E/st/I//dZ/ )

noun (n)

  • an indication that something has been present(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    shadow, tincture, trace
    source: wordnet30
  • The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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