refuge

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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

Take refuge with Florida Seminoles. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster
Refuge thou hast, Sweet daughter, in Heaven. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
A man took refuge in my rooms. — The Big Four, Agatha Christie

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