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parting

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part·ing  (pärtng)
n.
1.
a. The act or process of separating or dividing.
b. The state of being separated or divided.
2. A departure or leave-taking.
adj.
Given, received, or done on departing or separating: a parting gift.
Idiom:
parting of the ways
A point of divergence, especially one of great moment.

parting
Noun
1. a departure or leave-taking
2. Brit & NZ the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
3. the act of dividing (something): the parting of the Red Sea
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.partingparting - the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
departure, going, going away, leaving - the act of departing
valediction - the act of saying farewell
2.parting - a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle"
hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

parting
Translations
Spanish parting [ˈpɑːtɪŋ] n (= act of) → separación f (= farewell); despedida;
(BRIT) (in hair) → raya
adjde despedida;
parting shot (fig) → golpe m final

French parting [ˈpɑːtɪŋ] nséparation f;
(Brit) (in hair) → raie f
adjd'adieu;
his parting shot was ... → il lança en partant ....

German parting [ˈpɑːtɪŋ] n (action) → Teilung f (= farewell); Abschied m;
(Brit) (in hair) → Scheitel m
adj [words, gift etc] → Abschieds-;
his parting shot was ... (fig) → seine Bemerkung zum Abschied war ...

Italian parting [ˈpɑːtɪŋ] nseparazione f;
(BRIT) (in hair) → scriminatura
adjd'addio;
parting shot (fig) → battuta finale

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It was that in which Harry Montague, after a sad, almost monosyllabic scene of parting with Miss Dyas, bade her good-bye, and turned to go.
The one sorrow I shall carry away with me from the shores of England will be the sorrow of parting with dear, warm-hearted Lady Janet.
All the strength that was in him he was using to throw off the insidious poison of her parting speech, and it became plainer to him with each succeeding moment that he would have need of strength.
 
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