Definition of "vestige" in English

noun

1. A mark left on the earth by a foot.

2. (by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

   • the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra
   • vestiges of former population

3. (biology) A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.

4. (television, radio) The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.