Leave-taking Definition

lēvtākĭng
noun
A departure or farewell.
American Heritage
The act of taking leave, or saying goodbye.
Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of leave-taking.

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Leave-taking Sentence Examples

  • Especially noteworthy are the stelae (reliefs) representing scenes of leave-taking, which, though often of simple workmanship, are characterized by a touching dignity and restraint of feeling.

  • His leave-taking of Andromache in the sixth book of the Iliad, and his departure to meet Achilles for the last time, are most touchingly described.

  • None has seemed more torn by the duel with Tybalt, nor so desperate in his final leave-taking of life.

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