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Legacy Adjective ˈleɡəsi  Word Origin Leg•Acy Noun Bre

Front legacy
Back leg•acy
noun, adjective
BrE /ˈleɡəsi/
NAmE /ˈleɡəsi/
noun
 word origin
 thesaurus
 example bank
(pl. leg•acies)
1 money or property that is given to you by sb when they die
inheritance
They each received a legacy of $5 000.
2 a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past

Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction.
The problems were made worse by the legacy of centuries of neglect.

adjective
 word origin
[only before noun]
used to describe a computer system or product that is no longer available to buy but is still used because it would be too difficult or expensive to replace it

How can we integrate new technology with our legacy systems?
legacy hardware/software
Legacy hardware and software should be able to cope with the website.

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