Tuesday, January 19, 2016

LEGITIMATE

WORD: LEGITIMATE

MEANING:
1.
a. Being in compliance with the law; lawful: a legitimate business.
b. Being in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards: legitimate advertising practices.
c. Valid or justifiable: a legitimate complaint.
d. Based on logical reasoning: a legitimate deduction.
2. Born of legally married parents: legitimate offspring.
3. Of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right: a legitimate monarch.
4. Of or relating to drama of high professional quality that excludes burlesque, vaudeville, and some forms of musical comedy: the legitimate theater.
5. genuine, sincere, real, valid

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Sharma could get 150? He's a legitimate chance of another 200 here.
2. They legitimized their natural child
3. His claim to the property is absolutely legitimate.

PRONOUNCE:
le·git·i·mate - लजिटमट / लिजिटमेट

LINK: LEGITIMATE

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