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semilegitimate

semilegitimate adjective: partly legitimate.

Adjective

semilegitimate (not comparable)

  1. Partly legitimate.

Origin of semilegitimate

From semi- + legitimate.

Words formed from semilegitimate

Questions about semilegitimate

What does semilegitimate mean?
Semilegitimate means partly legitimate.
What part of speech is semilegitimate?
Semilegitimate is an adjective.

Words near semilegitimate in the dictionary

  1. semilegally
  2. semilegendary
  3. semilegible
  4. semilegislative
  5. semilegitimacy
  6. semilegitimate
  7. semilegitimately
  8. semilength
  9. semilengths
  10. semilens
  11. semilenses

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