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LEGACY definition: 1. money or property that you receive from someone after they die: 2. something that is a part of…. Learn more.
noun. a gift by will, esp of money or personal property. something handed down or received from an ancestor or predecessor. modifier surviving computer systems, hardware, or software. legacy network. legacy application.
Check pronunciation: legacy. Definition of legacy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Use the word, legacy, for something handed down from one generation to the next. A retiring company president might leave a legacy of honesty and integrity. Legacy comes from the Latin verb, legare "to appoint by a last will, send as an ambassador."
legacy noun [C] (MONEY) money or buildings, etc that you receive after someone dies: On the death of his father, he received a small legacy. (Definition of legacy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. Being or having to do with something, esp. something outdated or otherwise undesirable, that is carried over from a previous system, business operation, etc. Webster's New World. Retained under an obsolescent or discarded system, chiefly for purposes of reference. Legacy files in the old e-mail system.
3 days ago · 1. a gift by will, esp of money or personal property. 2. something handed down or received from an ancestor or predecessor. 3. (modifier) relating to surviving computer systems, hardware, or software. legacy network. legacy application. Collins English Dictionary.
