| NOUN | state | illegitimacy, bastardy, bar sinister | the status of being born to parents who were not married |
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| attribute | illegitimacy | unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law |
| Sounds | ih.lihjhih'tahmahsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | The status of being born to parents who were not married. | |
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| Synonyms | bastardy, bar sinister | |
| Broader | status, position | The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
| Spanish | bastardía, ilegitimidad | |
| Catalan | bastardia, il·legitimitat | |
| Meaning | unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law. | |
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| Broader | unlawfulness | The quality of failing to conform to law |
| Opposite | legitimacy | lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law |
| Spanish | ilegitimidad | |
| Catalan | il·legitimitat | |
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