illegitimate
/ˌɪ lɪ ˈdʒɪ tə mɪt/
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Definition(s):
- (n) the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- (adj) contrary to or forbidden by law
- (adj) of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
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Usage(s):
- Isabella Eberhardt, who died in 1904 aged only 27, was born in Geneva, the illegitimate daughter of an illegitimate mother.
- The illegitimate child in Einstein's past did not come to light until more than 30 years after his death, when the first volume of his collected papers finally appeared, in 1987.
- What is illegitimate in his view is trying to prevent Musharraf from running.
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