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• Legit

  [luh-jit] /ləˈdʒɪt/ Informal. adjective 1. . 2. (of a singing voice) trained in a classical or operatic tradition. 3. having such a singing voice. 4. being a singer with such a voice. noun 5. the theater or stage. /lɪˈdʒɪt/ adjective 1. short for legitimate noun 2. legitimate or professionally respectable drama colloquial shortening of legitimate, […]

• Legitim

  [lej-i-tim] /ˈlɛdʒ ɪ tɪm/ noun, Roman and Civil Law, Scots Law. 1. the part of an estate that children or other close relatives can claim against the decedent’s testament.

• Legitimacy

  [li-jit-uh-muh-see] /lɪˈdʒɪt ə mə si/ noun 1. the state or quality of being . n. 1690s, of children; general use by 1836; see legitimate + -cy. Legitimateness an earlier word for it.

• Legitimate government

  A government generally acknowledged as being in control of a nation and deserving formal recognition, which is symbolized by the exchange of diplomats between that government and the governments of other countries.

• Legitimate

  [adjective, noun li-jit-uh-mit; verb li-jit-uh-meyt] /adjective, noun lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; verb lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt/ adjective 1. according to law; lawful: the property’s legitimate owner. 2. in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards. 3. born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children. 4. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a […]

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