parting
[noun]
Synonyms:
- going, farewell, goodbye
- division, breaking, rift, rupture, separation, split

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Antonyms: reunion
Contrasted words: joining, meeting, return
Related Words: separation, departure, final, last

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. part‧ing¹ /ˈpɑːtɪŋ $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: part, counterpart, parting, partition; adverb: part, partially, partly; adjective: partial, parting, part; verb: part, partition]

1. [uncountable and countable] an occasion when two people leave each other:
an emotional parting at the airport
the moment of parting
on parting
He gave her a light kiss on parting.

2. [countable] British English the line on your head made by dividing your hair with a comb Synonym : part American English:
a centre parting

3. parting of the ways the point at which two people or organizations decide to separate

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. parting² adjective
[Word Family: noun: part, counterpart, parting, partition; adverb: part, partially, partly; adjective: partial, parting, part; verb: part, partition]

1. a parting kiss/gift/glance etc a kiss etc that you give someone as you leave

2. parting shot an unpleasant remark that you make just as you are leaving, especially at the end of an argument:
As her parting shot, she told me never to phone her again.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

parting
noun
ADJ. final | sad
PARTING + NOUN gift | shot, words As her parting shot she told me never to phone her again.
PHRASES the moment of parting She was already dreading the moment of parting.

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