"delivery" in the noun sense
1. delivery, bringing
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail
"his reluctant delivery of bad news"
2. delivery
the event of giving birth
"she had a difficult delivery"
3. manner of speaking, speech, delivery
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"
4. delivery, livery, legal transfer
the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
5. pitch, delivery
baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
6. rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
"work is the deliverance of mankind"
"a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
7. delivery, obstetrical delivery
the act of delivering a child
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