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type | n |
lex_filenum | 10 |
def | the justification for some act or belief |
examples | he offered a persuasive defense of the theory |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | justification |
Derivationally related form | vindication → vindicate |
Derivationally related form | vindication → vindicate |
Derivationally related form | defence → defend |
Hyponym | apology, apologia; alibi; excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification |
Incoming links | |
Hyponym | justification |
Hypernym | apology, apologia; alibi; excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification |
Derivationally related form | defend → defence |
Derivationally related form | vindicate → vindication |
Derivationally related form | vindicate → vindication |
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