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illegitimate
01
not allowed by the law
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most illegitimate
Comparative
more illegitimate
gradable
02
(of a child or marriage) not acknowledged by the law
Examples
In earlier times, an illegitimate child often had fewer rights than a legitimate one.
Illegitimate
01
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
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Countable
Plural form
illegitimates
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