"riddance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɪdəns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-riddance.wav [Southern-England] Forms: riddances [plural]
Etymology: rid + -ance Etymology templates: {{suf|en|rid|ance}} rid + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} riddance (countable and uncountable, plural riddances)
  1. The act of being rid of something; deliverance Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-riddance-en-noun-L973L~EW
  2. The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-riddance-en-noun-DQHWvb4Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: good riddance, good riddance to bad rubbish

Inflected forms

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