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parting

[ pahr-ting ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that parts.
  2. a division or separation.
  3. a place of division or separation.
  4. a departure or leave-taking.
  5. something that serves to part or separate things.
  6. Mineralogy. a fracture of a crystal along a plane determined by twinning or pressure rather than along a cleavage plane.
  7. Metallurgy. parting line.


adjective

  1. given, happening, taken, done, etc., at parting:

    a parting glance.

  2. of or relating to parting, leave-taking, departure, or death:

    parting words.

  3. ending or taking leave:

    the parting day.

  4. dividing or separating.

parting

/ ˈɑːɪŋ /

noun

  1. the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions US, Canadian, and Austral equivalentpart
  2. the act of separating or the state of being separated
    1. a departure or leave-taking, esp one causing a final separation
    2. ( as modifier )

      a parting embrace

  3. a place or line of separation or division
  4. chem a division of a crystal along a plane that is not a cleavage plane
  5. a euphemism for death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. literary.
    departing

    the parting day

  2. serving to divide or separate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of parting1

1250–1300; Middle English partyng (gerund). See part, -ing 1, -ing 2
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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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