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  • 131unawares — adv 1. unknowingly, ignorantly, unwittingly, unaware, unconsciously, unthinkingly; accidentally, unintentionally, undesignedly, without design, by accident, by mistake, mistakenly; inadvertently, inattentively, unguardedly, off guard, in an… …

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  • 132Legitimacy — Le*git i*ma*cy ( [i^]*m[.a]*s[y^]), n. [See {Legitimate}, a.] The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock. [1913 Webster] The doctrine of Divine… …

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