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- He told me that one of the great lessons his mother had left him was the legacy of the Golden List.†
Chpt 12
- Jason, today, I am passing the legacy of the Golden List on to you.
Chpt 12 *legacy = something passed from one generation to the next
- I hope you will continue the process for the rest of your life, and someday you will have the privilege—as I now have—of sharing the legacy again.†
Chpt 12
Definitions:
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(1)
(legacy) coming from the past or left to the futurein various senses including:
- in law -- a gift given through a will -- "She left a legacy of $10,000 to her niece."
- of a situation -- resulting from the past -- "Today's debt problem is a legacy of profligate spending by prior administrations."
- of culture -- a practice passed from one generation to the next -- "The city has along legacy of bribes and corruption."
- of technology -- something that still uses old technology -- "We're using a legacy software that only the old-timers know how to update."
- of a member or potential member of an organization -- the child of a previous member -- "She is a legacy candidate."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)