legacy
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English legacie, from Old French legacie and Medieval Latin lēgātia, from Latin lego.
Pronunciation- (British, America, Canada) IPA: /ˈlɛɡəsi/
- (some US dialects) IPA: /ˈleɪɡəsi/
- (Australia) IPA: /ˈleɡəsi/
legacy (plural legacies)
- (legal) Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
- Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.
- Synonyms: heritage
- John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.
- (education) The descendant of an alumnus, given preference in academic admissions.
- Because she was a legacy, her mother's sorority rushed her.
- French: legs
- German: Vermächtnis
- Italian: eredità, lascito
- Portuguese: legado
- Russian: насле́дство
- Spanish: legado
- French: héritage, legs
- German: Wirken, Erbe, Vermächtnis, Hinterlassenschaft
- Italian: eredità, retaggio, lascito
- Portuguese: legado
- Russian: насле́дие
- Spanish: legado
legacy
- Left over from the past; no longer current.
- German: hinterlassen, vererbt, tradiert, Alt-
- Italian: vecchio, abbandonato
- Russian: унасле́дованный
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