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legitimisation

legitimisation is the alternative spelling of legitimization.

Meaning of legitimization

Noun

legitimization (usually uncountable, plural legitimizations)

  1. (usually) The process of legitimizing, of making legitimate and/or legal.
    Synonyms:
    legitimation

Forms of legitimisation

plurallegitimisations

Origin of legitimisation

From legitimise + -ation.

Words that rhyme with legitimisation

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Questions about legitimisation

What is legitimisation the alternative spelling of?
Legitimisation is the alternative spelling of legitimization.

Words near legitimisation in the dictionary

  1. legitimatizing
  2. legitimator
  3. legitimators
  4. legitime
  5. legitimes
  6. legitimisation
  7. legitimisations
  8. legitimise
  9. legitimised
  10. legitimiser
  11. legitimisers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: legitimisation (page history and authors); legitimization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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