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noun (legacies)
  1. money or property bequeathed to someone in a will
  2. Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage
w:John Muir, John Muir left as his an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.
  1. The descendant of an alumnus
Because she was a , her mother's sorority rushed her.
Translations: 
    adjective 
    1. (computing) of a computer system that has been in service for many years and that a business still relies upon, even though it is becoming expensive or difficult to maintain
    2. left behind; old or no longer in active use
      They expect it to take years to process and import all the data.
    Etymology: From legacie, from legatia < legatum, lÄgÄtum, participle of legoLatin, lÄgÅ.


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