Riddance

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  • noun. The act of ridding.
  • idiom. (good riddance) Used to express relief that someone or something has been gotten rid of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of ridding or getting rid, as of something superfluous, objectionable, or injurious; the state of being thus relieved; deliverance; specifically, the act of clearing or cleaning out.
  • noun. The act of putting out of the way specifically, destruction.
  • noun. The earth thrown out by an animal, as a fox, badger, or woodchuck, in burrowing into the ground.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or out.
  • noun. The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of being rid of something.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of removing or getting rid of something
  • noun. the act of forcing out someone or something
  • Word Usage
    "The officer broke out with enthusiasm at the idea of a riddance from the French alliance, and said that every man of the troops in question felt the same."
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