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Does 'legacy' mean 'heritage'?

What is the difference in the usage of terms 'heritage' and 'legacy'?


We use the phrase "legacy shown by". Please explain the meaning of 'legacy' in that phrase!

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    RickISAmasing - 61-65 years old - male

    Posted by RickISAmasing Apr 29th, 2012 at 4:59AM

    Heritage is what others leave for you. Legacy is what you leave for others.

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  1. LilAnnie - 56-60 years old - female

    Reply by LilAnnie Apr 29th, 2012 at 8:19AM

    That's how I read it too.

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8 Answers to "Does 'legacy' mean 'heritage'?"

  1. luckylassie - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by luckylassie May 7th, 2012 at 11:30AM

    heritage is what you embrace from your family status as in, nationality, cultural or religious
    legacy is what a is left for you from your family that is significantly noteworthy, a chain of restaurants, a reputation, a title, a scientific discovery

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  2. zuzi57 - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by zuzi57 Apr 29th, 2012 at 6:02AM

    legacy is up to U to full-fill and heritage is what U culturally inherit from your beck ground or family

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  3. artbandit - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by artbandit Apr 29th, 2012 at 5:10AM

    no, legacy means an average family car..."got myself a new legacy bro...fits the missus and thekids sweet as" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Legacy

    or in your context "that legacy shown by that clown that cant pull a drift around that bend."

    heritage, is the process in which women as they grow older tell lies about their age.

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  4. RRK1 - 56-60 years old - female

    Posted by RRK1 Apr 29th, 2012 at 5:03AM

    Heritage is one of the meanings of legacy. The first meaning of legacy seems to be a physical thing left to someone; the second talks about something handed down from one generation to another, which can be either tangible or intangible. My understanding of the difference is that something that is one's heritage is something from one's ancestors or perhaps society from a certain era; legacy is something more tangible. However, they can synonymous.

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  5. Nimbus007 - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by Nimbus007 Apr 29th, 2012 at 5:03AM

    The former is a car and the latter a motorcycle.

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  6. 11MileRoad - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by 11MileRoad Apr 29th, 2012 at 5:00AM

    Heritage is where you come from and everything that has been left to you from the legacies of your ancestors.
    Your legacy is what you leave behind; your mark on the world; what people will remember you for after you're gone.

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  7. exvirgins - 36-40 years old - female

    Reply by exvirgins Apr 29th, 2012 at 5:05AM

    We use the phrase "legacy shown by". Please explain the meaning of 'legacy' in that phrase!

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  8. 11MileRoad - 51-55 years old - female

    Reply by 11MileRoad Apr 29th, 2012 at 5:23AM

    Not sure what you mean. Would it be "legacy shown by achievements"?

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  9. TheChurchLady - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by TheChurchLady Apr 29th, 2012 at 4:55AM

    Maybe.,maybe not.

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