I love Katha Pollitt.

Delivery

de·liv·er·y (dĭ-lĭv'ə-rē, -lĭv'rē)
n., pl. -ies.

1. 1. The act of conveying or delivering.
   2. Something delivered, as a shipment or package.
2. 1. The act of transferring to another.
   2. Law. A formal act of transferring ownership of property to another: delivery of a deed.
3. The act of giving up; surrender.
4. The act or manner of throwing or discharging.
5. The act of giving birth; parturition.
6. 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.
7. The act of releasing or rescuing.

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