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| ref·uge [ ré fyj ] (plural ref·ug·es) |
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1. shelter or protection: a sheltered or protected state safe from something threatening, harmful, or unpleasant
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2. sheltering place: a place, or sometimes a person, offering protection or safe shelter from something
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin refugium "place to flee back to" < fugere "flee"] |
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