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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
part·ing       [pahr-ting] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of a person or thing that parts.
2.a division or separation.
3.a place of division or separation.
4.a departure or leave-taking.
5.death.
6.something that serves to part or separate things.
7.Mineralogy. a fracture of a crystal along a plane determined by twinning or pressure rather than along a cleavage plane.
8.Metallurgy. parting line.
–adjective
9.given, happening, taken, done, etc., at parting: a parting glance.
10.of or pertaining to parting, leave-taking, departure, or death: parting words.
11.ending or taking leave: the parting day.
12.dying.
13.dividing or separating.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME partyng (ger.). See part, -ing1, -ing2]
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part       (pärt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
  2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided: a mixture of two parts flour to one part sugar.
  3. A division of a literary work: a novel in three parts.
  4. (used with a pl. v.)
    1. An organ, member, or other division of an organism: A tail is not a part of a guinea pig.
    2. parts The external genitals.
    3. The music or score for a particular instrument, as in an orchestra.
    4. One of the melodic divisions or voices of a contrapuntal composition.
  5. A component that can be separated from or attached to a system; a detachable piece: spare parts for cars.
  6. A role: He has the main part in the play.
  7. One's responsibility, duty, or obligation; share: We each do our part to keep the house clean.
  8. Individual endowment or ability; talent. Often used in the plural.
  9. A region, area, land, or territory. Often used in the plural: "Minding your own business is second nature in these parts" (Boston).
  10. The line where the hair on the head is parted.
  11. Music
    1. The music or score for a particular instrument, as in an orchestra.
    2. One of the melodic divisions or voices of a contrapuntal composition.

v.   part·ed, part·ing, parts

v.   tr.
  1. To divide or break into separate parts.
  2. To break up (a relationship) by separating the elements involved: parted company.
  3. To put or keep apart: No one could part the two friends.
  4. To comb (hair, for example) away from a dividing line, as on the scalp.
  5. Archaic To divide into shares or portions.

v.   intr.
  1. To become divided or separated: The curtain parted in the middle.
  2. To go apart from one another; separate: They parted as friends. They were forced to part from one another. See Synonyms at separate.
  3. To separate or divide into ways going in different directions: The road parts about halfway into the forest.
  4. To go away; depart.
  5. To disagree by factions: The committee parted over the issue of pay raises for employees.
  6. Archaic To die.

adv.   Partially; in part: part yellow, part green.

adj.   Not full or complete; partial: a part owner of the business.

Phrasal Verb(s):
part with
To give up or let go of; relinquish.

Idiom(s):
for (one's) part
So far as one is concerned.

Idiom(s):
for the most part
To the greater extent; generally or mostly.

Idiom(s):
in good part
Good-naturedly or with good grace; without taking offense: take a joke in good part.

Idiom(s):
in part
To some extent; partly.

Idiom(s):
on the part of
Regarding or with respect to (the one specified): Brilliant strategy on the part of Confederate forces ensured their victory at Chancellorsville.

Idiom(s):
part and parcel
A basic or essential part: Working overtime is part and parcel of my job.

Idiom(s):
take part
To join in; participate: She took part in the celebration.

Idiom(s):
take (someone's) part
To side with in a disagreement; support.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pars, part-; see perə-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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part·ing       (pär'tĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The act or process of separating or dividing.
    2. The state of being separated or divided.
  2. A departure or leave-taking.

adj.   Given, received, or done on departing or separating: a parting gift.

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parting

noun
1. the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn: farewell] 
2. a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle" [syn: part] 

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Parting

Par"ting\, a. [From Part, v.]

1. Serving to part; dividing; separating.

2. Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. "Give him that parting kiss." --Shak.

3. Departing. "Speed the parting guest." --Pope.

4. Admitting of being parted; partible.

Parting fellow, a partner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Parting pulley. See under Pulley.

Parting sand (Founding), dry, nonadhesive sand, sprinkled upon the partings of a mold to facilitate the separation.

Parting strip (Arch.), in a sash window, one of the thin strips of wood let into the pulley stile to keep the sashes apart; also, the thin piece inserted in the window box to separate the weights.

Parting tool (Mach.), a thin tool, used in turning or planing, for cutting a piece in two.

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Parting

Par"ting\, n. 1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation. "The parting of the way." --Ezek. xxi. 21.

2. A separation; a leave-taking. --Shak.

And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts. --Byron.

3. A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.

4. (Founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where it meets that of another section.

5. (Chem.) The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.

6. (Geol.) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.

7. (Naut.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.

8. (Min.) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamell[ae].

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