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de·liv·er·y  audio  (d-lv-r, -lvr) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. de·liv·er·ies
    1. The act of conveying or delivering.
    2. Something delivered, as a shipment or package.
    1. The act of transferring to another.
    2. Law A formal act of transferring ownership of property to another: delivery of a deed.
  1. The act of giving up; surrender.
  2. The act or manner of throwing or discharging.
  3. The act of giving birth; parturition.
    1. Utterance or enunciation: The historic speech required but two minutes in delivery.
    2. The act or manner of speaking or singing: a folk singer's casual delivery.
  4. The act of releasing or rescuing.



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