legit
[ luh-jit ]
/ ləˈdʒɪt /
adjective
(of a singing voice) trained in a classical or operatic tradition.
having such a singing voice.
being a singer with such a voice.
noun
the legitimate theater or stage.
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RELATED WORDS
authorized, canonical, constitutional, due, enforced, established, innocent, judicial, jurisprudent, just, justifiable, kosher, legal, legitimate, licit, mandated, official, ordained, ordered, permissible
Nearby words
- legislator,
- legislatorial,
- legislatrix,
- legislature,
- legist,
- legitim,
- legitimacy,
- legitimate,
- legitimate government,
- legitimation
Origin of legit
First recorded in 1905–10; shortened form
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Examples from the Web for legit
legit
/ (lɪˈdʒɪt) slang /
adjective
short for legitimate
noun
legitimate or professionally respectable drama
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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