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departure definition

de·par·ture (dē pär′c̸hər, di-)

noun

  1. a departing, or going away
  2. a starting out, as on a trip or new course of action
  3. a deviation or turning aside (from)
  4. Archaic death
  5. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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