riddance

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Noun

riddance

1. The act of being rid of something; deliverance
   • 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 7

     A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains, go.

     Let all of his complexion choose me so.

   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 230c.

     And this kind of riddance is the most pleasant to listen to of all,

2. The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal.

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