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How to pronounce vestigial
“vestigial” pronunciation in American English
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“vestigial” in real sentences
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This is a vestigial structure.
WIRED
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had the same vestigial leg bones.
CrashCourse
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becomes this strange, somewhat vestigial skill.
The Atlantic
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And that's sort of the vestigial reflex that we have.
NIST
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