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illegitimate

 
 
/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmət/ adjective

Translation

CHILD An illegitimate child is born to parents who are not married to each other.
evlilik dışı çocuk, gayri meşru çocuk
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NOT LEGAL not legal, honest, or fair
yasadışı, yasaya/kurallara aykırı, adil/dürüst olmayan
an illegitimate use of council funds10432383
illegitimacy
 
 
/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəməsi/ noun [U]
evlilik dışı
(Definition of illegitimate adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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