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vestige

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Definition:

(n.) A noticeable trace left behind; a sign of something that was once present but is now absent.

Pronunciation:

ves - tij

Also Known As:

Sign, evidence, trace, indication.

Examples:

The old mill town was a vestige of life as it was in the past.

In a Quote

"They gazed around the nest with horror, for not a vestige of straw remained."
From The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum

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