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le·git
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ləˈdʒɪt
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Informal.
adjective
1.
legitimate
.
2.
(of a singing voice) trained in a classical or operatic tradition.
3.
having such a singing voice.
4.
being a singer with such a voice.
noun
5.
the
legitimate
theater or stage.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Origin:
1905–10;
shortened form
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legit
(lɪˈdʒɪt)
—
adj
1.
short for
legitimate
—
n
2.
legitimate or professionally respectable drama
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
legit
colloquial shortening of
legitimate
, 1897, originally in theater, in reference to legitimate drama, that which has literary merit (Shakespeare, etc.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
legit definition
[ləˈdʒɪt]
mod.
honest; legal. (From legitimate.) :
If she's not legit, I won't work with her.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
legit
legitimate
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Example sentences
Or maybe it isn't exact because this method is not
legit
.
Hopefully this not the case and they deserve a
legit
shot.
From posts here, sounds as if their record is mixed, but that they are
legit
and possibly up and coming.
In this draft, there are not too many
legit
fours who are even playing.
But the state should be limited to taxing for its
legit
purpose, which is the protection of life, liberty and property.
But this particular survey is
legit
and is sent to a small percentage of the population.
In examining global warming,
legit
science does what it always does: examine all possible other explanations.
Seriously though, it's entirely possible that he sold a
legit
product at one point.
And now he's using a bet to make himself seem
legit
.
Several people are going over them, and so far they appear
legit
.
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