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parting

/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To leave the company of.
  2. To cut hair with a parting; shed.
  3. To divide in two.
  4. To be divided in two or separated; shed.
  5. To divide up; to share.
  6. To have a part or share; to partake.
  7. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
  8. A farewell, the act of departing politely.
  9. The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions; part (US)
  10. (founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mould where it meets that of another section.
  11. The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
  12. A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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