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[ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding
(e.g: fugitives from justice)
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Origin
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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
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late Middle English: from Old French fugitif, -ive, from Latin fugitivus, from fugere ‘flee’
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