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refrigerator

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re⋅frig⋅er⋅a⋅tor

[ri-frij-uh-rey-ter]
–noun
1. a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration.
2. the part of a distilling apparatus that cools the volatile material, causing it to condense; condenser; rectifier.

Origin:
1605–15; refrigerate + -or 2
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re·frig·er·a·tor   (rĭ-frĭj'ə-rā'tər)   
n.  An appliance, cabinet, or room for storing food or other substances at a low temperature.
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