transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈves-tij ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vestigium footstep, footprint, track, vestige
Date: 15th century
1.
a.
(1) : a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
(2) : the smallest quantity or trace
b. : footprint 1
2. : a bodily part or organ that is small and degenerate or imperfectly developed in comparison to one more fully developed in an earlier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms
Synonyms: see trace
• ves·ti·gial ve-ˈsti-jē-əl, -jəl adjective
• ves·ti·gial·ly adverb