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illegitimacy definition

il·le·giti·macy (il′ə jit′ə mə sē)

noun pl. illegitimacies -·cies

the fact, condition, or quality of being illegitimate

Etymology: < illegitimate + -cy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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