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Riddance

//ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)s// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act of ridding, clearance, or removal; elimination. countable, uncountable

    "A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains, go. Let all of his complexion choose me so."

  2. 2
    the act of forcing out someone or something wordnet
  3. 3
    Deliverance, release, setting free; a relief involving getting rid of something. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of removing or getting rid of something wordnet
  5. 5
    The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Apparently an alteration of earlier Middle English riddeings, ryddyngs, reddyngs (“clearings, clearances”), plural of riddyng, riddynge, rudyng (“clearing away, removal”), partially continuing Old English hryding (“a clearing, cleared land”), by surface analysis, rid + -ance.

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