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Word: Fugitive
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French fugitif, -ive, from Latin fugitivus, from fugere ‘flee’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding
Short Definition:person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding
Examples:- fugitives from justice
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