LEGACY


Meaning of LEGACY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ legəsi ]

( legacies)

1.

A legacy is money or property which someone leaves to you when they die.

You could make a real difference to someone’s life by leaving them a generous legacy.

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2.

A legacy of an event or period of history is something which is a direct result of it and which continues to exist after it is over.

...a programme to overcome the legacy of inequality and injustice created by Apartheid...

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