/ ˈvestɪdʒ; NAmE / noun ( formal )
1.
a small part of sth that still exists after the rest of it has stopped existing
SYN trace :
the last vestiges of the old colonial regime
2.
usually used in negative sentences, to say that not even a small amount of sth exists :
There's not a vestige of truth in the rumour.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from French , from Latin vestigium footprint.