fugitive

Definitions


[ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding
(e.g: fugitives from justice)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French fugitif, -ive, from Latin fugitivus, from fugere ‘flee’


[ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- quick to disappear; fleeting
(e.g: the fugitive effects of light)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French fugitif, -ive, from Latin fugitivus, from fugere ‘flee’




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