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delivery Definition


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delivery
noun deliveries
    1. The carrying of (goods, letters, etc) to a person or place.
      Thesaurus: transportation, distribution, consignment, shipment, carting, transfer, freighting, dispatch, conveyance, mailing.
    2. The thing or things being delivered.
    3. The process or manner of giving birth to a child.
      Thesaurus: childbirth, parturition, labour; midwifery, obstetrics.
    4. The act of making, or the manner of making, a speech, etc.
      Thesaurus: elocution, intonation, articulation, enunciation, eloquence, speech, accent, pronunciation, emphasis, diction, presentation.
    5. The act or manner of throwing a ball, especially in some sports.
Etymology: 15c.



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