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biolegitimacy

biolegitimacy noun: legitimacy afforded to a form of life by the state, medical professionals, etc.

Noun

biolegitimacy (uncountable)

  1. Legitimacy afforded to a form of life by the state, medical professionals, etc.
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Origin of biolegitimacy

bio- + legitimacy. Compare biopower, biopolitics.

Questions about biolegitimacy

What does biolegitimacy mean?
Biolegitimacy means legitimacy afforded to a form of life by the state, medical professionals, etc.
What part of speech is biolegitimacy?
Biolegitimacy is a noun.

Words near biolegitimacy in the dictionary

  1. biolasing
  2. biolayer
  3. biolayers
  4. bioleached
  5. bioleaching
  6. biolegitimacy
  7. Bioleninism
  8. Bioleninist
  9. Bioleninists
  10. biolet
  11. biolets

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