legacy
noun
a gift of property, especially personal property, such as money, by will; a bequest.
legacies
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pluralof legacy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Many institutions have adopted policies to aid minority and underprivileged students in an attempt to balance out legacies of discrimination in both higher education and American society.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
They have benefited from long defence and aerospace legacies, top-flight technical universities, a ready pool of talent and a supportive political climate, industry insiders say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
They are often the places where the legacies of once-powerful empires are at their most traumatic or unresolved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Both have won four Grand Slam titles, been top of the world rankings and built their legacies on hard courts.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Had they been repeatedly domesticated independently, they would exhibit legacies of those multiple origins in the form of varied chromosomal arrangements or varied mutations.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
