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last refuges

last refuges is the plural of last refuge.

Meaning of last refuge

Noun

last refuge (plural last refuges)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of last resort.
    • In societies without national insurance of any kind, almshouses are the last refuge of penniless people.
    Synonyms:
    last resort

Questions about last refuges

What is last refuges the plural of?
Last refuges is the plural of last refuge.

Words near last refuges in the dictionary

  1. last post
  2. last posts
  3. last quarter
  4. last quarters
  5. last refuge
  6. last refuges
  7. last resort
  8. last resorts
  9. last respects
  10. last rites
  11. last roundup

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