riddance

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English

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Etymology

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From rid +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii]:
      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.

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References

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  • riddance”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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