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legitimate
noun
A person born to a legally married couple.
verb
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
Synonymslegitimize
adjective
In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
"legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard or method"
Authentic, real, genuine.
"legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions"
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