Complete Definition of "legacy"

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Pronunciation
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Etymology
From OF. legacie, from ML. legatia < L. legatum|l�g�tum, participle of lego#Latin|l�g�.

Noun
en-noun|legacies

#law money or property bequeathed to someone in a will

  1. Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage

#:w:John Muir|John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.

  1. The descendant of an alumnus

#: Because she was a legacy, her mother's sorority rushed her.

Translations
trans-top|money or property bequeathed to someone in a will
Finnish: perintö, legaatti*Turkish:miras
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Polish: spadek m
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trans-top|Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage
Finnish: perintö *Turkish:miras
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Polish: dziedzictwo n, spu�cizna f
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trans-top|The descendant of an alumnus
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Adjective
legacy
#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 legacy data.

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Revision and Credits for"legacy"
  • 2007-12-12 22:10 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/24.186.38.172|24.186.38.172]] ([[User_talk:24.186.38.172|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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