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illegitimate

adjectiveformal/i.lɨˈʒi.ti.mu/medium

i·le·gí·ti·mo

Definition

Not legitimate; lacking legal or moral legitimacy.
The coup d'état installed a government considered illegitimate by the international community.
At the time, children born out of wedlock were often referred to as illegitimate.
Common collocations
illegitimate childillegitimate governmentillegitimate act

Etymology

Do latim "illegitimus".

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