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illegitimacy

🇬🇧 UK/,ɪlɪ'dʒɪtɪməsɪ/🇺🇸 US/.ili'dʒitimәsi/
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Definitions

n.

The state of being illegal, unauthorized, or born to unmarried parents.

非法;私生;不合法性

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ilnot, opposite of
+
legchoose, read, gather
+
itimconnector
+
acystate, quality
=illegitimacy

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