Background and Legacy

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Legacy and background are semantically related in inheritance topic. In some cases you can use "Legacy" instead a noun "Background".

Legacy noun - Something that is or may be inherited.

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Background and legacy are semantically related in inheritance topic. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Legacy".

musical	musical background	musical legacy
original	original background	original legacy
fake	fake background	fake legacy
true	true background	true legacy
Other adjectives: actual, entire, little, main, interesting, new, different, cultural, historical, colorful.

A Secret Legacy can be used to add depth to a character's background, for cheap laughs, or to give them a support network capable of helping fight bigger threats.

Source: Secret Legacy
At the end of the Dragon Age II: Legacy DLC, before Hawke strikes the final blow on Corypheus, we see his eyes turn briefly black and Janeka or Larius stagger in the background.

Source: Meaningful Background Event
In TRON: Legacy, when Flynn meditates on the Solar-Sailer, the light eminating from the engine forms a background halo around him.

Source: Background Halo

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