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partings

 [pahr-ting]  

part·ing

   [pahr-ting]
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.
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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.
COLLAPSE
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.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English partyng (gerund). See part, -ing1, -ing2
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