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justification
Noun
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A justification is a reason given by somebody for doing something.
There was no justification for continuing this war.
Practice in logical thinking is frequently used as justification for teaching Latin.
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In printing, justification is the spacing of words and letters so that the margins on the left and right are even.
wedge
Noun
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A wedge is something in the shape of a triangle that someone pushes under a door or into a crack.
You can break a log into two pieces by knocking a wedge into it with a hammer.
wedge
Verb
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If you wedge something, you force it into a narrow gap.
He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.
I wedged into the alcove and listened carefully.