riddance

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English

Etymology

From rid +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

Noun

riddance (countable and uncountable, plural riddances)

  1. An act of ridding.
    • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains, go.
      Let all of his complexion choose me so.
    • 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 230c:
      And this kind of riddance is the most pleasant to listen to of all
  2. Deliverance
  3. The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal.

Derived terms

References

  • “riddance”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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