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Definition for Ruin
rugged
rule
ruin
, n. [OFr
ruyne
< L.
ruěre
, to fall.]
The cause of destruction.
Destruction; fall; overthrow; defeat; that change of anything which destroys it, or extremely defeats its object, or unfits it for use.
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