"riddance" meaning in English

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      "word": "good riddance"
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          "ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii]:",
          "text": "A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains, go.\nLet all of his complexion choose me so.",
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          "ref": "2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 230c:",
          "text": "And this kind of riddance is the most pleasant to listen to of all",
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        "An act of ridding, clearance, or removal; elimination."
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        "Deliverance, release, setting free; a relief involving getting rid of something."
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        "The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal."
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