parting

American  

[pahr-ting] / ˈpɑr tɪŋ /

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. death.

6. something that serves to part or separate things.

7. Mineralogy.  a fracture of a crystal along a plane determined by twinning or pressure rather than along a cleavage plane.

8. Metallurgy.  parting line.

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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. dying.

5. dividing or separating.

parting British  

/ ˈpɑːtɪŋ /

noun

1. US, Canadian, and Austral equivalent: part.  the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions

2. the act of separating or the state of being separated

3. 1. a departure or leave-taking, esp one causing a final separation

   2. ( as modifier )

      a parting embrace

4. a place or line of separation or division

5. chem a division of a crystal along a plane that is not a cleavage plane

6. a euphemism for death

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adjective

1. literary  departing

   the parting day

2. serving to divide or separate

Etymology

Origin of parting

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

Example Sentences

Since parting with the university, Toner-Rodgers has told other students that his paper’s problems were essentially a mere issue with data rights.

From The Wall Street Journal

This week’s mudslinging comes courtesy of the initial House documents—from the Epstein estate, or those the Justice Department didn’t mind parting with.

From The Wall Street Journal

It sounds like the parting letter of an elderly person on their death bed, reflecting on a happy life well lived.

From BBC

Honorable members of the Heritage family are parting ways with the organization.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said Wednesday night, “It was shocking but maybe a good parting of ways.”

From Los Angeles Times

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