🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

遺産

Pronunciation / Transliteration: isan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Legacy/ˈlɛɡ.ə.si/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の遺産は世界中に影響を与えた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An amount of money or property left to someone in a will.

    "She received a small legacy from her grandmother."
  2. 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

Derived from the Late Latin word 'legatum', meaning a bequest or something left by will, stemming from the verb 'legare' (to send with a commission, bequeath). Entering Middle English in the 14th century via Old French 'legacie', it initially referred to the office or function of a papal legate before expanding to encompass property, inheritance, and eventually enduring intangible cultural or personal achievements passed down to future generations.

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