Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illegitimate theater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: il-le-git-i-mate the-ater
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lightweight, mass-appeal theatrical productions such as pantomimes and musicals, as opposed to the "legitimate theater" of serious drama.

Uncountable

noun

A theater that performs this kind of lightweight production.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

illegitimate theaters (plural) illegitimate theatre (alternative)

Questions

What does illegitimate theater mean?: Lightweight, mass-appeal theatrical productions such as pantomimes and musicals, as opposed to the "legitimate theater" of serious drama.

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