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parting
[ pahr-ting ]
noun
- the act of a person or thing that parts.
- a division or separation.
- a place of division or separation.
- a departure or leave-taking.
- something that serves to part or separate things.
- Mineralogy. a fracture of a crystal along a plane determined by twinning or pressure rather than along a cleavage plane.
- Metallurgy. parting line.
adjective
- given, happening, taken, done, etc., at parting:
a parting glance.
- of or relating to parting, leave-taking, departure, or death:
parting words.
- ending or taking leave:
the parting day.
- dividing or separating.
parting
/ ˈɑːɪŋ /
noun
- the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions US, Canadian, and Austral equivalentpart
- the act of separating or the state of being separated
- a departure or leave-taking, esp one causing a final separation
- ( as modifier )
a parting embrace
- a place or line of separation or division
- chem a division of a crystal along a plane that is not a cleavage plane
- a euphemism for death
adjective
- literary.departing
the parting day
- serving to divide or separate
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Two of entertainment’s most famous brands, Fox and Disney, are parting ways in Century City.
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Her famous parting words as the doctor leads her away, “Whoever you are — I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,” scalds anew.
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But otherwise, the parting message from this group is: promises made and promises kept.
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He left with a parting message: ‘I appreciate Elon for allowing me to vent.’
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Harris, for her part, had some parting advice for supporters as she conceded the election in November: “Do not despair.”
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