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   delivery

   /dɪˈlɪv(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. the action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods: "allow up to 28 days for delivery" Similar conveyancecarriagetransportationtransportingtransportdistributiondispatchremittancefreightagehaulageportageshipmentOpposite collection
   • ▪ an item or items delivered on a particular occasion: "new deliveries are stacked behind older stock" Similar consignmentloadbatchshipmentcontainer loadboatloadshiploadtruckloadlorryload
   • 2. the process of giving birth: "injuries sustained during delivery" Similar birthchildbirthtechnical:parturitionarchaic:confinementaccouchement
   • 3. an act of throwing, bowling, or kicking a ball, especially a cricket ball: "he reached 59 runs off only 42 deliveries" Similar ball bowledthrowbowllobpitch
   • 4. the manner or style of giving a speech: "her delivery was stilted" Similar manner of speakingspeechpronunciationenunciationarticulationintonationelocutionutterancepresentationrecitationrecitalperformanceexecutionfaçon de parler
   • 5. the supply or provision of something: "a mechanism for rapid delivery of bile into the duodenum"
   • 6. the acknowledgement by the maker of a deed that they intend to be bound by it.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French delivree, feminine past participle of delivrer (see deliver).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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