noun
adj
Freq #5882
Meanings
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1
noun
Something passed down from the past or from a person who came before.
The former president left behind a lasting legacy of reform.
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2
noun
Money or property left to someone in a will.
He used the legacy from his aunt to buy a small house.
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3
adj
Left over from the past and no longer up to date.
The bank still relies on slow legacy software from the 1990s.
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Etymology
From Middle English legacie, from Old French legacie and Medieval Latin lēgātia, from Latin lēgātum.
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