Synonyms for illegitimation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : adjective, noun il-i-jit-uh-mit; verb il-i-jit-uh-meyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; verb ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt


Définition of illegitimation

Origin :
  • 1530s, "born out of wedlock," formed in English (and replacing earlier illegitime, c.1500), modeled on Latin illegitimus "not legitimate" (see il- + legitimate). Sense of "unauthorized, unwarranted" is from 1640s. Phrase illegitimi non carborundum, usually "translated" as "don't let the bastards grind you down," is fake Latin (by 1965, said to date from c.1939) (Carborundum was a brand of abrasives).
  • As in illegitimacy : noun illegitimateness
  • As in unlawfulness : noun illegality
Example sentences :
  • But its illegitimation does not seem to have greatly circumscribed its activity.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862 » by Various

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