Legacy meaning in English: In this article, the meaning of the word ‘Legacy’ is explained in easy English with examples, along with its synonyms and antonyms.
‘Legacy’ pronunciation= leɡəsi,
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Legacy meaning in English
1. Ancestral property, received by tradition by the right of inheritance.
2. The money or property received by you after the death of a person according to his wish.
3. A tradition or problem that exists in the present as a result of an event that happened in the past.
| Legacy- English meaning |
| inheritance |
| bequest |
| bequeathing |
| ancestral property |
| inherited in tradition |
| heritage |
| heirloom |
Legacy-Example
The word ‘Legacy’ acts as a ‘Noun’.
The plural noun of the word ‘Legacy’ is ‘Legacies’.
Sentences that can be formed using the word ‘Legacy’ are as follows.
Examples:
▪ The Indians have a rich legacy of Ayurveda, yoga, literature, and meditation.
▪ Mahatma Gandhi passed his legacy of non-violence to the next generation of India.
▪ My father left a legacy of his jewelry shops for me.
▪ The corona disease left a legacy of masks and sanitizers for the world.
▪ Today, Germany deals responsibly with the legacy of pain it brought
Europe.
▪ The partition has left an enduring legacy of bitterness between India and Pakistan.
▪ The permanent marks on the face are the legacy of chickenpox.
▪ My uncle leaves a legacy of 100 acres of land to me.
▪ The leader of the party passed his political legacy to his daughter.
▪ The legacy of the British colonial period has come to an end now in India.
▪ No legacy is so rich as honesty.
‘Legacy’ other meanings
legacy waste= Losing an inheritance
colonial legacy= Colonial Heritage
bourne legacy= Patrimony
legacy cases= Inheritance matters
legacies= Inheritance, bequest
legacy data= Heritage Description
modern legacy= Modern heritage
living legacy= Living inheritance
my legacy= My heritage
legacy person= Heritage person
legacy family= Heritage family
‘Legacy’ Synonyms-antonyms
The synonyms of the word ‘Legacy’ are as follows.
| inheritance |
| bequest |
| heritage |
| patrimony |
| heirloom |
| birthright |
| devise |
| outcome |
| repercussion |
| by-product |
| residue |
The antonyms of the word ‘Legacy’ are as follows.
| dispossession |
| non-inheritance |
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