How to pronounce refuge
American English pronunciation
REF-yooj
- IPA
- /ˈɹɛfjudʒ/
- Syllables
- REF · yooj (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What refuge means
A safe place to go to escape danger
In a sentence: When the storm hit, the hikers found refuge in a little stone hut.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word made of "re-," meaning back, and a word meaning "to run away."
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