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