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parting definition

part·ing (pärt′iŋ)

adjective

  1. dividing; separating
  2. departing
  3. given, spoken, done, etc. at parting

noun

  1. the act of breaking, dividing, or separating
  2. a place of division or separation; dividing point or line
  3. something that separates or divides
  4. a leave-taking or departure
  5. death

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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