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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search
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legacy
noun
(
legacies
)
money or property bequeathed to someone in a will
Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage
w:John Muir, John Muir left as his an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.
The descendant of an alumnus
Because she was a , her mother's sorority rushed her.
Translations:
adjective
(
computing
) of a computer system that has been in service for many years and that a business still relies upon, even though it is becoming expensive or difficult to maintain
left behind; old or no longer in active use
They expect it to take years to process and import all the data.
Etymology:
From
legacie
, from
legatia
<
legatum, lÄgÄtum
, participle of
legoLatin, lÄgÅ
.
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