riddance
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Related to riddance: Good Riddance, Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish
rid·dance
(rĭd′ns)n.
Idiom: The act of ridding: riddance of household pests.
good riddance
Used to express relief that someone or something has been gotten rid of.
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riddance
(ˈrɪdəns)n
the act of getting rid of something undesirable or unpleasant; deliverance or removal (esp in the phrase good riddance)
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rid•dance
(ˈrɪd ns)n.
1. the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
2. relief or deliverance from something.
Idioms: good riddance, (used to express relief at deliverance from something): They're gone, and good riddance!
[1525–35]
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Noun | 1. | riddance - the act of removing or getting rid of something simplification - elimination of superfluous details |
2. | riddance - the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" defenestration - the act of throwing someone or something out of a window banishment, proscription - rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone deportation - the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien ostracism - the act of excluding someone from society by general consent |
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riddance
noun1. The act of getting rid of something useless or used up:
2. The act or process of eliminating:
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riddance
[ˈrɪdəns] N good riddance (to bad rubbish)! → ¡vete con viento fresco!and good riddance to him! → ¡que se pudra!
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