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departure
departure definition
de·par·ture (dē pär′c̸hər, di-)
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
Etymology: ME < OFr departeure
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