delivery
Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/
The English word “delivery” has 11 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of conveying something.
- The item which has been conveyed.
- The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- A pitching motion.
- A thrown pitch.
- The manner of speaking or singing.
- The administration of a drug.
- A ball bowled.
- The process of throwing a stone.
- Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
- A cross or pass
Etymology
From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.
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More English words
- deliverism
- deliverly
- deliverness
- deliverology
- delivery boy
- delivery confirmation
- delivery note
- delivery order
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