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riddance

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rid⋅dance

  [rid-ns]
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–noun
1. the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
2. relief or deliverance from something.
—Idiom
3. good riddance, a welcome relief or deliverance from something: He's gone, and good riddance!
Origin:
1525–35; rid 1 + -ance

Synonyms:
1. ouster, clearance, dislodgment.
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rid·dance   (rĭd'ns)   
n.  

  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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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riddance

see good riddance.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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