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- Dictionaryillegitimacy/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi/
noun
- 1. the state of not being in accordance with accepted standards or rules; lack of authorization by the law: "she talks with anger about the illegitimacy of the election"
- 2. the state of being born to parents not lawfully married to each other: "the citizens refuse to believe Buckingham's stories about the princes' illegitimacy"
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