ILLEGITIMATE


Meaning of ILLEGITIMATE in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' ji-t ə -m ə t

Function: adjective

Date: 1536

1 : not recognized as lawful offspring specifically : born of parents not married to each other

2 : not rightly deduced or inferred : ILLOGICAL

3 : departing from the regular : ERRATIC

4 a : not sanctioned by law : ILLEGAL b : not authorized by good usage c of a taxon : published but not in accordance with the rules of the relevant international code

– il · le · git · i · mate · ly adverb

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