English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Legacy Pronunciation
Legacy is pronounced LE-guh-see, IPA /ˈlɛgəsi/.
LE-guh-see
US /ˈlɛgəsi/ · UK /ˈlɛgəsi/
Syllables: LE · guh · see (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Something handed down from the past, or money left to someone in a will.
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Legacy in a Sentence
- The garden is her grandmother's legacy.
- He left a small legacy to the village school.
- Our legacy systems still run on tape backups.
Common Mispronunciations of Legacy
Not luh-GA-see
Open heavy on LE and let the two syllables behind it drop away.
Not LE-guh-kee
Hiss that c as an s, the way a c before a y always does in English.
Tip: Three beats, LE-guh-see, with the g hard as in get.
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