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Meaning of 'parting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Parting [ n.]
- The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
- A separation; a leave-taking.
- A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.
- The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where it meets that of another section.
- The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
- A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
- The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
- Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.
2 . Parting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Part
3 . Parting [ v.]
- Serving to part; dividing; separating.
- Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute.
- Departing.
- Admitting of being parted; partible.

Meaning of 'parting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . parting [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of departing politely
Example in sentence:
  • he disliked long farewells;
  • he took his leave;
  • parting is such sweet sorrow
Meaning (2):
- a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
Example in sentence:
  • his part was right in the middle

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