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deliverance

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de⋅liv⋅er⋅ance

[di-liv-er-uhns]
–noun
1. an act or instance of delivering.
2. salvation.
3. liberation.
4. a thought or judgment expressed; a formal or authoritative pronouncement.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME deliveraunce < OF delivrance, equiv. to delivr(er) to deliver + -ance -ance
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de·liv·er·ance   (dĭ-lĭv'ər-əns, -lĭv'rəns)   
n.  
  1. The act of delivering or the condition of being delivered.

  2. Rescue from bondage or danger.

  3. A publicly expressed opinion or judgment, such as the verdict of a jury.

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