parting
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- IPA /ˈpɑːtɪŋ/
Noun
parting noun
- The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
- A farewell, the act of departing politely.
- The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions; part (US)
- (founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mould where it meets that of another section.
Verb
parting verb
- To leave the company of.
- To cut hair with a parting; shed.
- To divide in two.“to part the curtains”
- To be divided in two or separated; shed.“A rope parts. His hair parts in the middle.”
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lastleaveleave-takingfarewellparthianpartitionpartitioningseparatingseparationunbundlingsegregationsplittingdeparturegood-byegoodbyescore
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