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Pronunciation / Transliteration: erediˈta
"Questo monumento è una grande eredità del passato."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An amount of money or property left to someone in a will.
"She received a small legacy from her grandmother." - 2
Anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor.
"The dictatorship left a legacy of economic ruin."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French legacie, from medieval Latin legatia 'the office of a legate', from Latin legare 'appoint as a deputy, bequeath'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Legacy" is said worldwide
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legs
Transliteration: lɛɡ
"Il a reçu un important legs de son oncle."
Vermächtnis
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈmɛçtnɪs
"Sein Vermächtnis lebt in seinen Werken weiter."
eredità
Transliteration: erediˈta
"Questo monumento è una grande eredità del passato."
legado
Transliteration: leˈɣado
"Su legado artístico es incalculable."
legado
Transliteration: leˈɡadu
"Ele deixou um legado duradouro na ciência."
विरासत
Transliteration: virāsat
"यह हमारी संस्कृति की एक महत्वपूर्ण विरासत है।"
遗产
Transliteration: yíchǎn
"他为后人留下宝贵的文化遗产。"
유산
Transliteration: yusan
"그는 음악계에 큰 유산을 남겼습니다."
遺産
Transliteration: isan
"彼の遺産は世界中に影響を与えた。"
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