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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
il•le•git•i•mate /ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmɪt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. born of parents who are not married to each other:an illegitimate child.
  2. not allowed by rules or custom;
    unlawful;
    illegal.
il•le•git•i•mate•ly, adv. See -leg-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
il•le•git•i•mate  (adj., n. il′i jitə mit;v. il′i jitə māt′),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. 
adj. 
  1. born of parents who are not married to each other;
    born out of wedlock:an illegitimate child.
  2. not legitimate;
    not sanctioned by law or custom.
  3. unlawful;
    illegal:an illegitimate action.
  4. irregular;
    not in good usage.
  5. Philosophy[Logic.]not in accordance with the principles of valid inference.
  6. Show Business[Obs.](formerly, in London)
    • of or pertaining to stage plays in which musical numbers were inserted because of laws that gave only a few theaters the exclusive right to produce straight dramas.
    • acting in or producing such productions.

n. 
  1. a person recognized or looked upon as illegitimate.

v.t. 
  1. to declare illegitimate.
  • il-2 + legitimate 1530–40
il′le•giti•mate•ly, adv. 
il′le•giti•mate•ness, il′le•git′i•mation, n. 
    2. 3. . See illegal. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
illegitimate /ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt/ adj
  1. born of parents who were not married to each other at the time of birth; bastard
  2. forbidden by law; illegal; unlawful
  3. contrary to logic; incorrectly reasoned
n
  1. an illegitimate person; bastard
ˌilleˈgitimacy, ˌilleˈgitimateness n ˌilleˈgitimately adv
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