as in spuriousness
the state or fact of being born out of wedlock
she had learned of her illegitimacy while rummaging through old family records in the attic
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Recent Examples of illegitimacy
Such a move would merely have created a new kind of illegitimacy that penalized Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijanis who lived in and around the enclave.
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Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 26 Oct. 2020
So begins a historical thriller abounding in surefire ingredients: murder, conspiracy, forgery, false witness, romance and illegitimacy.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Unsurprisingly, Collins’ works often explored themes of illegitimacy, the precarity of family and the ruptures caused when legal technicalities clashed with emotional bonds.
—Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
The illegitimacy of stylists who can’t do coily hair textures has been further called into question by a new law in New York that will require all cosmetology students in New York to learn how to do textured hairstyles.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
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Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 26 Oct. 2020
So begins a historical thriller abounding in surefire ingredients: murder, conspiracy, forgery, false witness, romance and illegitimacy.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Unsurprisingly, Collins’ works often explored themes of illegitimacy, the precarity of family and the ruptures caused when legal technicalities clashed with emotional bonds.
—Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
The illegitimacy of stylists who can’t do coily hair textures has been further called into question by a new law in New York that will require all cosmetology students in New York to learn how to do textured hairstyles.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
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“Illegitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegitimacy. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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