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noun (plural part·ings) |
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1. leaving: the act of leaving somebody or something, especially if the separation is sad or upsetting
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2. separation: the process or action of separating or dividing
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3. U.K. hairdressing
Same as part (sense 11)
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4. crystallography tendency to break along plane: the tendency of some crystals to break along a plane of weakness through deformation
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adjective |
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1. done while leaving: done, made, or given when leaving
  a parting remark
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2. departing: leaving or coming to an end
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literary
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3. dividing: used to divide or separate something
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parting of the ways
1. a separation of one person or group from another, e.g. after a disagreement
2. a point at which a choice must be made between mutually exclusive courses of action
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