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legit

American  
[luh-jit] / ləˈdʒɪt /

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

  1. the legitimate theater or stage.

legit British  
/ lɪˈdʒɪt /

adjective

  1. short for legitimate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. legitimate or professionally respectable drama

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Etymology

Origin of legit

First recorded in 1905–10; shortened form

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