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legitimacy

noun
🔊/lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi/
🔊/lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi/
[uncountable]
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  1. the quality of being based on a fair or acceptable reason synonym validity (2)
    • the dubious legitimacy of her argument她的论点不一定站得住脚
  2. the quality of being allowed and acceptable according to the law 合法的；法律认可的；法定的synonym legality (1)
    • I intend to challenge the legitimacy of his claim.我打算对他的声明是否正确提出质疑。🔊🔊
    opposite illegitimacy (2)Topics Permission and obligationc2
  3. the fact that a child's parents are legally married when it is born
    • doubts over the child's legitimacy对孩子合法性的怀疑
    opposite illegitimacy (1)