as in spuriousness
the state or fact of being born out of wedlock
she had learned of her illegitimacy while rummaging through old family records in the attic
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Unsurprisingly, Collins’ works often explored themes of illegitimacy, the precarity of family and the ruptures caused when legal technicalities clashed with emotional bonds.
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Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
The illegitimacy of stylists who can’t do coily hair textures has been further called into question by a new law in New York that will require all cosmetology students in New York to learn how to do textured hairstyles.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
Their base shared Trump’s belief in the illegitimacy of the outcome, but privately the Party’s top leaders admitted that the President was unhinged.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2023
Staying in 📖 Latina comedian Aida Rodriguez tackles the shame of ‘illegitimacy’ in a new memoir.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
The illegitimacy of stylists who can’t do coily hair textures has been further called into question by a new law in New York that will require all cosmetology students in New York to learn how to do textured hairstyles.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
Their base shared Trump’s belief in the illegitimacy of the outcome, but privately the Party’s top leaders admitted that the President was unhinged.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2023
Staying in 📖 Latina comedian Aida Rodriguez tackles the shame of ‘illegitimacy’ in a new memoir.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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“Illegitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegitimacy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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