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illegitimate [il′ejit′imit] Etymology: L, in, not, lex, law 1 not authorized by law. 2 born out of wedlock. 3 abnormal. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The males were adults in the prime of life who had no physical disabilities--quite the reverse in that they seemed to use considerable force indiscriminately and illegitimately. When the "surrounding world," the spiritual structure of our present and historical life, is illegitimately weighed down by a naturalistic interpretation, by artificial and inappropriately applied exactitudes, we have leapt into the realm of absurdity and alienation, and are only one step away from barbarity. This is far from Barth "unexpectedly" and illegitimately moving to the "rhetorical frame. |
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