noun
1 money/property
VERB + LEGACY
▪ bequeath (sb) , leave (sb)
▪ get , receive
▪
He received a large ~ from his uncle.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
She left her the money in a ~.
▪ ~ from
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a ~ from my old teacher
PHRASES
▪ heir to a ~
▪
She is the heir to a ~ of £1 million.
2 result of previous events
ADJECTIVE
▪ enduring , lasting
▪ great , rich
▪
His influence on younger musicians is perhaps his greatest ~.
▪ cultural , historical
▪
These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies.
▪ bitter
VERB + LEGACY
▪ bequeath (sb) , leave (sb) , leave behind
▪
the enduring ~ bequeathed by the war years
▪ create
▪ continue , preserve
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She said she would continue her father's ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
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Such attitudes are a ~ from colonial times.
▪ ~ of
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a great ~ of technical innovation