Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illegitimation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-le-git-i-ma-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of making illegitimate; illegitimization; bastardization.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Gardiner had performed his promise to the queen of getting her illegitimation taken off."

Usage

Inflected Forms

illegitimations (plural)

Questions

What does illegitimation mean?: The act of making illegitimate; illegitimization; bastardization.

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