illegitimate
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Synonyms: legitimate, illegitimacy, illegitimatize, illegitimates, illegitimated, delegitimate, illegimate, illegitimize
Antonyms: legitimate, illegitimacy, illegitimatize, illegitimates, illegitimated, delegitimate, illegimate, illegitimize
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Adjective
- Not [[conform]]ing to known [[principle]]s, or [[establish]]ed or [[accept]]ed [[rule]]s or [[standard]]s.
- Not in [[accordance]] with the [[law]].
- Not [[sanction]]ed by [[marriage]].
- Not correctly [[deduce]]d.
- Not authorized by good usage; not genuine.
- {{lb|en|botany}} Involving the [[fertilization]] of [[pistil]]s by [[stamen]]s not of their own length, in [[heterogonous]]ly [[dimorphic]] and [[trimorphic]] [[flower]]s.
Noun
- A person born to unmarried parents.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To make illegitimate.
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