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part⋅ing

  [pahr-ting]
Use parting in a Sentence
–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, -ing 1 , -ing 2

part

  [pahrt]
–noun
1. a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
2. an essential or integral attribute or quality: a sense of humor is part of a healthy personality.
3. a section or division of a literary work.
4. a portion, member, or organ of an animal body.
5. any of a number of more or less equal quantities that compose a whole or into which a whole is divided: Use two parts sugar to one part cocoa.
6. an allotted portion; share.
7. Usually, parts.
a. a region, quarter, or district: a journey to foreign parts.
b. a quality or attribute establishing the possessor as a person of importance or superior worth: Being both a diplomat and a successful businesswoman, she is widely regarded as a woman of parts.
8. either of the opposing sides in a contest, question, agreement, etc.
9. the dividing line formed in separating the hair of the head and combing it in different directions.
10. a constituent piece of a machine or tool either included at the time of manufacture or set in place as a replacement for the original piece.
11. Music.
a. the written or printed matter extracted from the score that a single performer or section uses in the performance of concerted music: a horn part.
b. a section or division of a composition: the allegro part of the first movement.
12. participation, interest, or concern in something; role: The neighbors must have had some part in planning the surprise party.
13. a person's share in or contribution to some action; duty, function, or office: You must do your part if we're to finish by tonight.
14. a character or role acted in a play or sustained in real life.
–verb (used with object)
15. to divide (a thing) into parts; break; cleave; divide.
16. to comb (the hair) away from a dividing line.
17. to divide into shares; distribute in parts; apportion.
18. to put or keep apart; separate: They parted the calves from the herd.
19. Metallurgy.
a. to separate (silver) from gold in refining.
b. to cut (one part) away from a piece, as an end from a billet.
c. to keep the surface of (a casting) separate from the sand of the mold.
20. Obsolete. to leave.
–verb (used without object)
21. to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave: The oil tanker parted amidships.
22. to go or come apart; separate, as two or more things.
23. to go apart from or leave one another, as persons: We'll part no more.
24. to be or become separated from something else (usually fol. by from).
25. Nautical. to break or become torn apart, as a cable.
26. to depart.
27. to die.
–adjective
28. partial; of a part: part owner.
–adverb
29. in part; partly: part black.
—Verb phrase
30. part with, to give up (property, control, etc.); relinquish: to part with one's money.
—Idioms
31. for one's part, as far as concerns one: For my part, you can do whatever you please.
32. for the most part, with respect to the greatest part; on the whole; generally; usually; mostly: They are good students, for the most part.
33. in good part,
a. without offense; in a good-natured manner; amiably: She was able to take teasing in good part.
b. to a great extent; largely: His success is in good part ascribable to dogged determination.
34. in part, in some measure or degree; to some extent; partly; partially: The crop failure was due in part to unusual weather conditions.
35. on the part of,
a. so far as pertains to or concerns one: He expressed appreciation on the part of himself and his colleagues.
b. as done or manifested by: attention on the part of the audience.
Also, on one's part.
36. part and parcel, an essential, necessary, or integral part: Her love for her child was part and parcel of her life.
37. part company,
a. to bid farewell or go separate ways; leave one another.
b. to dissolve a personal affiliation, relationship, etc., esp. because of irreconcilable differences.
c. to disagree.
38. take part, to participate; share or partake: They refused to take part in any of the activities of the community.
39. take someone's part, to align oneself with; support; defend: His parents took his part, even though he was obviously in the wrong.
Origin:
bef. 1000; (n.) ME (< OF < L), OE < L part- (s. of pars) piece, portion; (v.) ME parten < OF partir < L partīre, deriv. of pars

Synonyms:
1. component, ingredient, division, sector. Part, piece, portion, segment, section, fraction, fragment refer to something that is less than the whole. Part is the general word: part of a house. A piece suggests a part which is itself a complete unit or it may mean an irregular fragment: a piece of pie; a piece of a broken vase. A portion is a part allotted or assigned to a person, purpose, etc.: a portion of food. A segment is often a part into which something separates naturally: a segment of an orange. Section suggests a relatively substantial, clearly separate part that fits closely with other parts to form a whole: a section of a fishing rod, a book. Fraction suggests a less substantial but still clearly delimited part, often separate from other parts: a fraction of his former income. Fragment suggests a broken, inconsequential, incomplete part, with irregular or imprecise outlines or boundaries: a fragment of broken pottery, of information. 6. apportionment, lot. 13. responsibility. 18. sever, sunder, dissociate, disconnect, disjoin, detach.

Antonyms:
1. whole. 15. join.
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part   (pärt)   
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 withTo give up or let go of; relinquish.

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

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

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

Idiom(s):
in partTo some extent; partly.

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

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

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

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

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pars, part-; see perə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
part·ing   (pär'tĭng)   
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

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.

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].
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : parting
Spanish: partida, separación, despedida,
German: der Abschied,
Japanese: 別れ
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