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riddance definition

rid·dance (rid′'ns)

noun

a ridding or being rid; clearance or removal, as of something undesirable, or deliverance, as from something oppressive
riddance Idioms

good riddance

welcome relief or deliverance: often used as an exclamation of satisfaction at getting rid of someone or something

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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