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delivery

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delivery in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
    "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
    delivery  bringing 
  2. recovery or preservation from loss or danger
    "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
    rescue  deliverance  delivery  saving 
  3. the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
    delivery  livery  legal transfer 
  4. the act of delivering a child
    delivery  obstetrical delivery 
  5. (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
    pitch  delivery 
  6. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
    "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
    manner of speaking  speech  delivery 
  7. the event of giving birth
    "she had a difficult delivery"
    delivery 
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