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- [leg-uh-see]
- /ˈlɛg ə si/
- /ˈleɡ.ə.si/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leg-uh-see]
- /ˈlɛg ə si/
Definitions of legacy word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of LEGACY legacy system 3
- noun plural legacy Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest. 1
- noun plural legacy anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of ancient Rome. 1
- noun plural legacy an applicant to or student at a school that was attended by his or her parent. 1
- noun plural legacy Obsolete. the office, function, or commission of a legate. 1
- adjective legacy of or relating to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems. 1
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Origin of legacy
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English legacie office of a deputy or legate < Medieval Latin lēgātia. See legate, -acy
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Parts of speech for Legacy
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legacy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
legacy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for legacy
noun legacy
- tradition — the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.
- gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
- birthright — Something that is your birthright is something that you feel you have a basic right to have, simply because you are a human being.
- heirloom — a family possession handed down from generation to generation.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
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Matching words
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