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refuge

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/

The English word “refuge” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A state of safety, protection or shelter.
  2. A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
  3. Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
  4. An expedient to secure protection or defence.
  5. A refuge island.
  6. A kind of daily prayer or recitation.

verb

  1. To return to a place of shelter.
  2. To shelter; to protect.

Etymology

From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.

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