fugitive

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The Word of the Day for September 27 is:=20

fugitive   \FYOO-juh-tiv\   noun
         *1 : a person who flees or tries to escape; especially : refuge=
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     2 : something elusive or hard to find

Example sentence:
          The television news aired frequent descriptions of the fugitiv=
e, who was wanted for assault and murder.

Did you know?
          "Fugitive" was adopted into English as both a noun and an adje=
ctive in the 14th century. Both forms came to Middle English by way of M=
iddle French from the Latin adjective "fugitivus." "Fugitivus," in turn,=
 comes from "fugitus," the past participle of the verb "fugere," meaning=
 "to flee." Since its adoption, the noun =E2=80=9Cfugitive=E2=80=9D has =
been used to identify a motley group of individuals: runaway slaves and =
soldiers, on-the-run criminals, exiles, refugees, and vagabonds. Eventua=
lly, it also developed a less commonly used extended sense for things wh=
ich are difficult to find or pin down.





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