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The definition of a departure is a deviation, or the act of leaving or starting on a trip.

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An example of a departure is changing a home building plan from a one-story to a two-story home.
An example of a departure is flying from home on a vacation.

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noun

a departing, or going away
a starting out, as on a trip or new course of action
a deviation or turning aside (from)
Archaic death
Naut. the distance due east or west from the meridian of its starting point covered by a ship on a given course

Origin: ME < OFr departeure

See departure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of leaving.
A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure: ordered curry as a departure from his usual bland diet.
Nautical The distance sailed due east or west by a ship on its course.

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