delivery
//dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi//
Forms
- Plural
- deliveries
Definitions
1.The act of conveying something.
- The delivery was completed by four.
2.The item which has been conveyed.
- Your delivery is on the table.
3.The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- During pregnancy, the Queen had been more than twice as wide as she was tall, and the act of delivery took three months and six days after it had begun.
4.A pitching motion.
- His delivery has a catch in it.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2750
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English deliveri et al.
From Anglo-Norman
From Old French delivrer.