| word | legacy |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) Something left to a person in a will. (2) Something handed down by an ancestor or predecessor or received from the past. |
| eg_sentence | The Stradivarius family of violin makers left a priceless legacy of remarkable instruments. |
| explanation | In its basic meaning, a legacy is a gift of money or other personal property that's granted by the terms of a will—often a substantial gift that needs to be properly managed. But the word is used much more broadly as well. So, for instance, much of Western civilization—law, philosophy, aesthetics— could be called the undying legacy of ancient Greece. And the rights and opportunities that women enjoy today are partly the legacy of the early suffragists and feminists. |
| IPA | ˈlɛgəsi |
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