legacy

  • 21legacy — leg|a|cy [ legəsi ] noun count ** 1. ) money or property that you arrange for someone to have after you die: My grandmother died and left me a small legacy. 2. ) something such as a tradition or problem that exists as a result of something that… …

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  • 22legacy — I. noun (plural cies) Etymology: Middle English legacie office of a legate, bequest, from Anglo French or Medieval Latin; Anglo French, office of a legate, from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus Date: 15th century 1. a gift by will… …

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  • 23legacy — 1. noun a) money or property bequeathed to someone in a will left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment. b) Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage Because she was a lega …

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  • 24legacy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a gift left in a will. 2 something handed down by a predecessor (legacy of corruption). Phrases and idioms: legacy hunter a person who pays court to another to secure a legacy. Etymology: ME f. OF legacie legateship f. med.L… …

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  • 25Legacy —    1) Legacy    Drame psychologique de Karen Arthur, avec Joan Hotchkis, George McDaniel, Sean Allen, Dixie Lee.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1974   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 1 h 30    Résumé    Une bourgeoise de quarante ans fait le… …

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  • 26legacy — noun (C) 1 a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time (+ of): The civil wars in the region are largely a legacy of apartheid. 2 money or property that you receive from someone after they die: a legacy from her… …

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  • 27legacy — noun 1) a legacy from a great aunt Syn: bequest, inheritance, heritage, endowment, gift, patrimony, settlement, birthright; formal benefaction 2) a legacy of the residential schools Syn: consequence, effect …

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  • 28legacy — noun 1) a legacy from a great aunt Syn: bequest, inheritance, endowment, gift, birthright, estate, heirloom 2) the legacy of the war Syn: consequence, effect, repercussion, aftermat …

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  • 29legacy — [ˈlegəsi] noun [C] I 1) money or property that you arrange for someone to have after you die 2) something such as a tradition or problem that exists as a result of something that happened in the past II adj computing legacy [ˈlegəsi] legacy… …

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  • 30legacy — /ˈlɛgəsi / (say leguhsee) noun (plural legacies) 1. Law a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest. 2. anything handed down by an ancestor or predecessor. 3. a consequence: *A many wintered sage might have… …