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deliverance

de·li·ve·rance

UK/dɪˈlɪvɹəns/ US/dɪˈlɪvrʌns/ uncommon

noun

1.

recovery or preservation from loss or danger

  • “work is the deliverance of mankind”
  • “a surgeon”
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From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), equivalent to deliver + -ance.

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