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illegit

illegit adjective: illegitimate.

Adjective

illegit (comparative more illegit, superlative most illegit)

  1. (informal) illegitimate

Forms of illegit

comparativemore illegit
superlativemost illegit

Origin of illegit

Clipping of illegitimate.

Questions about illegit

What does illegit mean?
Illegit means illegitimate.
What part of speech is illegit?
Illegit is an adjective.

Words near illegit in the dictionary

  1. illegibilities
  2. illegibility
  3. illegible
  4. illegibleness
  5. illegibly
  6. illegit
  7. illegitimacies
  8. illegitimacy
  9. illegitimate
  10. illegitimate theater
  11. illegitimate theaters

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