illegitimacy
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Noun
- The status of being born to parents who were not married
- Unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law
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| 1 | inconstancy | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | infrequency | 4 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | legitimate | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | militia | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | illegal | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | legacy | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | allegiance | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | illegitimate | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | intimacy | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | legitimacy | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | legitimately | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | illegally | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | letitia | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | illiteracy | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | illegality | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | militancy | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | illegalities | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | legitimize | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | legalistic | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | leitman | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | leithia | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | illogic | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Sara McDougall, Royal Bastards: The Birth of Illegitimacy, 800–1230 . Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. xii, 310; 2 genealogical tables. $100. ISBN: 978-0-19-878582-8.
Dec 17, 2019 The University of Chicago Press: Journals
Dec 17, 2019 The University of Chicago Press: Journals
Over half of children in England and Wales now born to unmarried parents
Aug 25, 2022 The University of Manchester
Aug 25, 2022 The University of Manchester
The court of Trapani recognizes the illegitimacy of the detention and sanction of mare jonio ship in October 2023
Apr 3, 2026 Mediterranea Saving Humans
Apr 3, 2026 Mediterranea Saving Humans
Killed by the Police: The Illegitimacy of the United States and the Legitimacy of Protests
Jun 5, 2020 Santa Clara University
Jun 5, 2020 Santa Clara University