parting
parting Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Given, done, or experienced at the moment of leaving or separating.
"The retiring professor offered a few words of parting advice to her students."
• noun
The action of leaving or separating from someone; a departure or farewell.
"Their tearful parting at the train station was difficult for the whole family."
British A line of scalp revealed by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side.
"He combed his damp hair neatly with a sharp side parting."
A division, branching, or point of separation into two or more directions or parts.
"They paused at the parting of the mountain trail to check their map."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'part' (from Old French 'partir', meaning 'to divide or depart', from Latin 'partiri') combined with the Middle English suffix '-ing'.