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vestigial

ves·tig·i·al [ ve stíjjee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. being trace: remaining after nearly all the rest has disappeared or dwindled
a vestigial stirring of passion

2. no longer functional: having become degenerate or functionless in the course of time
the vestigial muscles of the ear


ves·tig·i·al·ly adverb
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