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Word: Legitimate
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (in the sense ‘born of parents lawfully married to each other’): from medieval Latin legitimatus ‘made legal’, from the verb legitimare, from Latin legitimus ‘lawful’, from lex, leg- ‘law’
lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət
conforming to the law or to rules
Short Definition:conforming to law or rules
Examples:- his claims to legitimate authority
able to be defended with logic or justification; valid
Short Definition:valid
Examples:- a legitimate excuse for being late
constituting or relating to serious drama as distinct from musical comedy, revue, etc.
Short Definition:relating to serious drama
Examples:- the legitimate theatre
Word: Legitimate
Speech Type: Verb
lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmeɪt
make lawful or justify
Short Definition:make legitimate
Examples:- the regime was not legitimated by popular support
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