legit
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adjective
1.
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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Legit
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Origin:
1905–10; shortened form
1905–10; shortened form
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | short for legitimate |
| —n | |
| 2. | legitimate or professionally respectable drama |
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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]
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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
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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.
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