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   deliverance

   /dɪˈlɪv(ə)rəns/

   noun

   • 1. the action of being rescued or set free: "prayers for deliverance" Similar liberationreleasefreeingrescuedeliverydischargeransomemancipationsalvationredemptionhistorical:manumission
   • 2. a formal or authoritative utterance: "the low drawl he employed for such deliverances" Similar utterancestatementannouncementpronouncementdeclarationproclamationlecturesermonspeechorationdisquisitionperoration

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French delivrance, from the verb delivrer (see deliver).

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