vestige (noun)

  • 21trace — 1. verb 1) police hope to trace the owner of the vehicle Syn: track down, find, discover, detect, unearth, turn up, hunt down, ferret out 2) she traced a pattern in the sand with her toe Syn: draw, outline, ma …

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  • 22trace — trace1 /trays/, n., v., traced, tracing. n. 1. a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige: traces of an advanced civilization among the ruins. 2. a barely discernible… …

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  • 23relic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. memento, souvenir, keepsake, token, antique, remains. See memory, record, remainder, oldness, rite. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something left from an earlier time] Syn. vestige, trace, survival, heirloom …

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  • 24trace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. draw, sketch, delineate, copy; track, trail, follow, scent, detect; investigate; deduce. See inquiry, representation, indication. n. course, path; track, footprint, trail; hint, shade, vestige. See… …

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  • 25Linguistic issues concerning the euro — Several linguistic issues have arisen in relation to the spelling of the words euro and cent in the many languages of the member states of the European Union, as well as in relation to grammar and the formation of plurals.The official ruling is… …

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  • 26remainder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anything left over Nouns 1. remainder, residue, hangover, result; remains, remnant, vestige, rest, relic, leavings, crumbs, heeltap, odds and ends, leftovers, debris, cheese parings, orts, residuum,… …

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  • 27remnant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. remainder, residue, fragment, scrap, vestige. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A remaining part] Syn. remains, residue, relic, trace; see remainder . 2. [The last of a bolt of goods] Syn. strip, scrap, piece,… …

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  • 28ruin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. destruction, downfall, perdition; wreck, remains, relic. See failure, remainder. v. t. wreck, raze, demolish; impoverish, seduce, etc. See impurity, poverty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of… …

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  • 29track — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. trail, follow, scent; explore; traverse. See pursuit. n. trace, trail, wake; vestige; foot prints, spoor, scent; path, course; succession; rails; race track, [race]course, turf, cinders; foot… …

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  • 30investigation — early 15c., from O.Fr. investigacion (14c.), from L. investigationem (nom. investigatio) a searching into, a searching for, noun of action from pp. stem of investigare to trace out, search after, from in in, into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) +… …

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