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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
refuge/ˈrefjuːʤ/
▶noun a place or state of safety from danger or trouble.
■ Brit. a traffic island.
– origin ME: from OFr., from L. refugium, from L. re- ‘back’ + fugere ‘flee’.
'refuge' also found in these Oxford entries:
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at a refugee/refuge camp
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative ?
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative?
seek refuge in//take shelter in their cellars
take refuge
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative ?
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative?
seek refuge in//take shelter in their cellars
take refuge
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