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. 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.

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

/ 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

adjective

1. literary,  departing

   the parting day

2. serving to divide or separate

Word History and Origins

Origin of parting¹

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.

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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.

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

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Penelope used her firmest voice, for she could sense some resistance from the Incorrigibles about parting with their new pets.

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Alexander and Beowulf gave only the briefest apologetic parting glance at Penelope, who felt utterly helpless to stop them from going with the admiral and Lord Fredrick.

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