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delivery

 
 
/dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun [C, U]

Definition

LETTERS when someone takes things such as letters, parcels, or goods to a person or place: Is there a charge for delivery?
BABY when a baby is born and comes out of its mother: Her husband was present at the delivery.
(Definition of delivery noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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