bastard (n)
mongrel (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine
def something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
examples the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic
Outgoing links
Hypernym variation
Derivationally related form mongrel → mongrelize
Derivationally related form bastard → bastard
Derivationally related form bastard → bastardly; bastard → bastardize
Derivationally related form bastard → bastardise
Incoming links
Derivationally related form bastardly → bastard; bastardize → bastard
Derivationally related form bastard → bastard
Hyponym variation
Derivationally related form mongrelize → mongrel
Derivationally related form bastardise → bastard

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