how to pronounce riddance

/ˈɹɪdəns/

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riddance is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of riddance in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and said good riddance after weathering …”

meaning of riddance

Riddance means to say goodbye to someone or something, to get rid of something.

riddance frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word riddance occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics riddance can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that riddance can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;