| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A statement that justifies or defends something, such as a past action or policy: apologetic, apologia, apology, justification, vindication. See ATTACK. 2. The act or a means of defending: guard, preservation, protection, protector, safeguard, security, shield, ward. See ATTACK.
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