{
    "term": "legacy",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "money or property that is given to you by somebody when they die",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They each received a legacy of $5 000."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is the heir to a legacy of £1 million."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left her the money in a legacy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a legacy from my old teacher"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "inheritance",
            "collocations": {
                "verb + legacy": ["bequeath (somebody)", "leave (somebody)", "get"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the legacy", "legacy from"],
                "phrases": ["heir to a legacy"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The problems were made worse by the legacy of centuries of neglect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was an active anti-bullying campaigner, and after she died her family set up a charity to ensure that her legacy lives on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the UK, the Olympic legacy lives on most strongly in East London where the Olympic Park is located."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His influence on younger musicians is perhaps his greatest legacy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She said she would continue her father's legacy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Such attitudes are a legacy from colonial times."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a great legacy of technical innovation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the enduring legacy bequeathed by the war years"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enduring", "lasting", "great"],
                "verb + legacy": [
                    "bequeath (somebody)",
                    "leave (somebody)",
                    "leave behind"
                ],
                "preposition": ["legacy from", "legacy of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈleɡəsi/",
                "audio": "le/legacy/legacy__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈleɡəsi/",
                "audio": "le/legacy/legacy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also denoting the function or office of a deputy, especially a papal legate): from Old French legacie, from medieval Latin legatia ‘legateship’, from legatus ‘person delegated’, past participle of legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’."
}