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Definition
illegitimate adjective
/ˌɪl.ɪˈdʒɪt.ə.mət/
/-ˈdʒɪt ̬-/ adj
/-ˈdʒɪt ̬-/ adj •
born of parents not married to each other
•
formal not legal or fair
The rebels regard the official parliament as illegitimate.
illegitimacy
noun
/ˌɪl.ɪˈdʒɪt.ə.mə.si//-ˈdʒɪt ̬-/ n [U]
/-ˈdʒɪt ̬-/ n [U] (Definition of illegitimate adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
