illegitimacy
Definitions
Noun
- The status of being born to parents who were not married
- Unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law
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Words that sound like the term "illegitimacy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | inconstancy | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | infrequency | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "illegitimacy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | legitimate | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | militia | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | illegal | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | legacy | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | allegiance | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | illegitimate | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | intimacy | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | legitimacy | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | legitimately | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | illegally | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | letitia | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | illiteracy | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | illegality | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | militancy | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | illegalities | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | legitimize | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | legalistic | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | leitman | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | leithia | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | illogic | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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Oct 16, 2023 Los Angeles Times
Oct 16, 2023 Los Angeles Times
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Oct 16, 2019 American Enterprise Institute - AEI
Oct 16, 2019 American Enterprise Institute - AEI
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