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deliverance

/dɪˈlɪvəəns/dih-LIH-vur-uhns
/dɪˈlɪvɚəns/dih-LIH-vur-uhns

Meaningthe act of setting free

Common meaning: rescue

Journey through time

  1. Late Latindeliberare‘to set free’source
  2. Old Frenchdelivrersource
  3. Englishdeliver‘to hand over’
  4. Englishformed in English from deliverdeliverance‘rescue’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from deliver + -ance.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DELIVER, p.159 · scan

Source words

  • deliberare Late Latin · source word “to make free”

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