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Definition of illegitimate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

illegitimate

adjective
 
/ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət/
 
/ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət/
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  1. born to parents who are not married to each otherTopics Family and relationshipsc2
  2. (formal) not allowed by a particular set of rules or by law synonym unauthorized
    • illegitimate use of company property
    opposite legitimateTopics Permission and obligationc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • consider something
    • regard something as
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
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    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from late Latin illegitimus (from in- ‘not’ + legitimus ‘lawful’), suggested by legitimate.
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