justifying space

noun

A variable width space, or a number of space characters, inserted between words to make a line of printed text a desired length

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Meanings

nounjustifying space (plural justifying spaces)

plural justifying spaces

  1. A variable width space, or a number of space characters, inserted between words to make a line of printed text a desired length
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APA

justifying space. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/justifying%20space

MLA

“justifying space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/justifying%20space. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “justifying space,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/justifying%20space.

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