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The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs.
George H. W. Bush

Meaning of "legacy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEGACY

(Meaning: office of a legate), C15 (meaning: bequest): from Medieval Latin lēgātia commission.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGACY

legacy  [ˈlɛɡəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Legacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEGACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of legacy in the English dictionary

The first definition of legacy in the dictionary is a gift by will, esp of money or personal property. Other definition of legacy is something handed down or received from an ancestor or predecessor. Legacy is also surviving computer systems, hardware, or software.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
advocacy
ˈædvəkəsɪ
Agassi
ˈæɡəsɪ
argosy
ˈɑːɡəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
delegacy
ˈdɛlɪɡəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
ecstasy
ˈɛkstəsɪ
efficacy
ˈɛfɪkəsɪ
embassy
ˈɛmbəsɪ
fantasy
ˈfæntəsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
privacy
ˈpraɪvəsɪ
profligacy
ˈprɒflɪɡəsɪ
surrogacy
ˈsʌrəɡəsɪ
Varanasi
vəˈrɑːnəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGACY

legacies
legacy duty
legal
legal adviser
legal aid
legal cap
legal costs
legal currency
legal department
legal document
legal eagle
legal entity
legal fees
legal fiction
legal high
legal holiday
legal limit
legal medicine
legal offence
legal opinion

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGACY

adequacy
aristocracy
bureaucracy
candidacy
confederacy
curacy
delicacy
fallacy
illegitimacy
illiteracy
inaccuracy
inadequacy
indeterminacy
lacy
legitimacy
lunacy
numeracy
primacy
racy
Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of legacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEGACY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «legacy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of legacy

Translation of «legacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGACY

Find out the translation of legacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of legacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «legacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

遗产
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

herencia
570 millions of speakers

English

legacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विरासत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تراث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наследие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

legado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তরাধিকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

legs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warisan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erbschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遺産
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Warisan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

di sản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரபு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वारसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

miras
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eredità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziedzictwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спадщина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moștenire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κληρονομιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nalatenskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arven
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGACY»

The term «legacy» is very widely used and occupies the 5.050 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGACY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about legacy

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10 QUOTES WITH «LEGACY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word legacy.
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Eric Alterman
Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back in 2000, before the current right-wing mania for President Reagan gained its full force.
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Anil Ambani
Sadness... reflecting on the proud legacy of trust and fair play on which Reliance Industries was founded by my visionary father Dhirubhai Ambani, and how far RIL appeared to have moved away from those original values.
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Troy Baker
I don't ever want it to be about me. A friend of mine told me, 'The difference between fame and notoriety is fame is when people know you, and notoriety is when people know your work.' The first one is not respectable, but the second one is, because that leaves a legacy.
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Afrika Bambaataa
Somewhere down the line, the evil ones stole the legacy of hip hop and flipped it to a corporate type of hip hop. They decided to tell everybody 'Well, this is what hip hop is,' instead of coming back to the pioneers and getting the true definition of what hip hop is and what it was and what we been pushing for all these years.
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Joyce Banda
My dear husband, Richard, has been the driving force behind my success and rise to whatever level I am now. My story and legacy is incomplete without his mention.
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Michael Bloomberg
If you really believe that you're making a difference and that you can leave a legacy of better schools and jobs and safer streets, why would you not spend the money? The objective is to improve the schools, bring down crime, build affordable housing, clean the streets - not to have a fair fight.
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Eric Burdon
It's more important what you leave to people on this planet. I want my legacy to exist now, currently, not after I'm gone.
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George H. W. Bush
The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs.
9
Ahmed Chalabi
The Iraqi people are living a long-running tragedy because of the legacy of the old regime, the Americans and their actions that are unsuitable for Iraqi society, and the weakness of national resolve.
10
Patrick Chan
I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGACY»

Discover the use of legacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code
In this book, Michael Feathers offers start-to-finish strategies for working more effectively with large, untested legacy code bases.
Michael Feathers, 2004
2
Legacy
So when Easton's students discover they're the only prep school on the East Coast not invited to this year's all-inclusive Legacy party, everyone turns to Reed to get them back on the list. Reed is the most powerful girl at Easton.
Kate Brian, 2008
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Legacy
Plasmoids, ancient living machines, suddenly begin moving under their own power after millennia of stillness for reasons that remain a mystery to men.
James H. Schmitz, 2007
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Legacy
With the death of Rogue Trader Hoyyon Phrax, his trading Charter is destined to be bequeathed to his son, and Shira Calpurnia is appointed to insure that Hoyyon Phrax's legacy is carried out, despite the enemies and rival heirs in her path.
Matthew Farrer, 2004
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Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People
Osterer offers readers an entirely fresh perspective on the Jewish people and their history, with a cutting-edge portrait of population genetics, a field which may soon take its place as a pillar of group identity alongside shared ...
Harry Ostrer, 2012
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Legacy
Princess Alera of Hytanica resents that she is duty-bound to wed Steldor, the arrogant and hot-tempered suitor her father has chosen as successor to the throne, but the more she learns of palace intrigue and ancient feuds, the less sure she ...
Cayla Kluver, 2011
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Legacy
A disillusioned Erika St. James discovers that she is about to inherit a fortune, if she complies with the unusual terms of a will by living with her benefactor's grandson, a solitary lawyer haunted by a murderer he had once defended, and ...
Shirley Hailstock, 1997
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Your Leadership Legacy: Why Looking Toward the Future Will ...
Most executives think of legacy as something to worry about later in their careers, at the edge of retirement, if at all.
Robert M. Galford, Regina Fazio Maruca, 2006
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Legacy
Allying themselves with the forces of light to end their evil family history for good, Holly and her cousins, Amanda and Nicole, work to save Jer, Holly's soulmate, from prison, under the mounting pressures from his father's cruelty.
Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguié, 2003
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The Legacy of Muslim Spain
This volume is the first ever in any language to deal in a really comprehensive manner with all major aspects of Islamic civilisation in medieval Spain.
Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Manuela Marín, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legacy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Legacy Power Wagons: Super-Sized Pickup and SUV King of the …
01-legacy-power-wagon_SIZED. His winter of discontent was spent disassembling and learning the secrets of the Power Wagon, a slow but ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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'El Chapo' Guzman will be Mexican President Pena Nieto's legacy
... to have to beg his people for forgiveness after all. For his legacy runs the risk of being associated with El Chapo for all the wrong reasons. «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Legacy of Martin University continues - Indianapolis Star
The only Predominately Black Institution (PBI) of higher education in Indiana was started 38 years ago on the prayers and faith of founders ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
4
The Obama-Clinton Cloward-Piven legacy
The Obama-Clinton Cloward-Piven legacy. Exclusive: Chuck Norris exposes devious plot behind 'fundamental transformation'. Published: 6 ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
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Crunchyroll - FEATURE: Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy Review
So it goes with Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy, a dungeon-crawler RPG with a name I can't for the life of me manage to memorize. «Crunchyroll News, Jul 15»
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How Amy Helm is carrying on The Band's legacy | New York Post
How Amy Helm is carrying on The Band's legacy. Amy Helm Photo: Getty Images. The debut album from singer and musician Amy Helm, ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Blizzard Blitz: July 19th – StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void launch date …
Pre-order SC2: Legacy of the Void and get instant access to prologue missions before anybody else! Make sure you get your entries for the ... «Nerdvana, Jul 15»
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The Legacy of Violence at the Manhattan Detention Complex - Vice
Commissary day, to be precise—the time of the week when inmates can buy food with their own spare money, which he strongly preferred to ... «VICE, Jul 15»
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Alex Rocco Condolences | Legacy.com
©2015 Legacy.com. All rights reserved. Guest Book entries are free and are posted after being reviewed for appropriate content. If you find an ... «Legacy.com, Jul 15»
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Life Stories: Veteran, architect and attorney, Howard Green left his …
"He always said his children and his grandchildren were his legacy," Sue said. "He did everything he could to make his family happy." "Worked ... «AL.com, Jul 15»

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