| query | A l_________ child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born.A legitimate child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born. We only married in order that the child should be legitimate. |
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| word | legitimate |
| full-definition | adjective Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law. The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government. The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant. The opposition parties do not recognise the political legitimacy of his government. The government has been legitimately elected by the people. If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is legitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified . That's a perfectly legitimate fear. The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper. As if to prove the legitimacy of these fears, the Cabinet of Franz von Papen collapsed on December 2. They could quarrel quite legitimately with some of my choices. A legitimate child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born. We only married in order that the child should be legitimate. verb To legitimate something means the same as to legitimize it. We want to legitimate this process by passing a law. ...the legitimation of state constitutions. |
| inflections | legitimateslegitimatinglegitimatedlegitimacylegitimatelylegitimacylegitimatelylegitimation |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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