vestige

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ves·tige / ˈvestij/ • n. a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists: the last vestiges of colonialism. ∎  the smallest amount (used to emphasize the absence of something): he waited patiently, but without a vestige of sympathy. ∎  Biol. a part or organ of an organism that has become reduced or functionless in the course of evolution.

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