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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DELIVERY, n.
1. The act of delivering.
2. Release; rescue; as from slavery, restraint, oppression or danger.
3. Surrender; a giving up.
4. A giving or passing from one to another; as the delivery of goods, or of a deed.
5. Utterance; pronunciation; or manner of speaking. He has a good delivery. I was charmed with his graceful delivery.
6. Childbirth. Isaiah 26.
7. Free motion or use of the limbs.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" [syn: delivery, bringing]
2: the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery"
3: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" [syn: manner of speaking, speech, delivery]
4: the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another [syn: delivery, livery, legal transfer]
5: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter [syn: pitch, delivery]
6: recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" [syn: rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving]
7: the act of delivering a child [syn: delivery, obstetrical delivery]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -eries) Date: 15th century the act or manner of delivering something; also something delivered

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the delivering of letters etc. b a regular distribution of letters etc. (two deliveries a day). c something delivered. 2 a the process of childbirth. b an act of this. 3 deliverance. 4 a an act of throwing, esp. of a cricket ball. b the style of such an act (a good delivery). 5 the act of giving or surrendering (delivery of the town to the enemy). 6 a the uttering of a speech etc. b the manner or style of such a delivery (a measured delivery). 7 Law a the formal handing over of property. b the transfer of a deed to a grantee or a third party. Phrases and idioms: take delivery of receive (something purchased). Etymology: ME f. AF delivree fem. past part. of delivrer (as DELIVER)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Delivery De*liv"er*y, n.; pl. Deliveries. 1. The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon. 2. The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters. 3. The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery. 4. The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes. 5. The act of exerting one's strength or limbs. Neater limbs and freer delivery. --Sir H. Wotton. 6. The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pronunciation Pro*nun`ci*a"tion (?; 277), n. [F. pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See Pronounce.] 1. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation. 2. The mode of uttering words or sentences. 3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery. --J. Q. Adams.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(deliveries) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them. It is available at £108, including VAT and delivery. ...the delivery of goods and resources. N-VAR: oft N of n 2. A delivery of something is the goods that are delivered. I got a delivery of fresh eggs this morning. N-COUNT: usu with supp 3. A delivery person or service delivers things to a place. ...a pizza delivery man. ADJ: ADJ n 4. You talk about someone's delivery when you are referring to the way in which they give a speech or lecture. His speeches were magnificently written but his delivery was hopeless. N-UNCOUNT: usu poss N 5. Delivery is the process of giving birth to a baby. In the end, it was an easy delivery: a fine baby boy... = birth N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Surrender, conveyance, giving up. 2. Giving, handing over, transmission, passing over. 3. Distribution (of mail-matter). 4. Utterance, enunciation, pronunciation, speech, elocution. 5. Childbirth, parturition, labor, travail, lying-in, confinement.

Moby Thesaurus

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