| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| riddance |
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| SYLLABICATION: | rid·dance |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r d ns |
| NOUN: | 1. A deliverance from or removal of something unwanted or undesirable: “Compeyson took it easy as a good riddance for both sides” (Charles Dickens). 2. The act of ridding: riddance of household pests.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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