parting
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parting
- /ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/ US
- /ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, part + -ing.
noun partings
- The act of parting or dividing; division; separation.
- The state of being parted. The parting of the way.
- A farewell, the act of departing politely. And there were sudden partings,such as press / The life from out young hearts.
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The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
Margaret Thatcher’s 80s power suits were scrutinised; David Cameron’s switching of his parting was national news (Cameron later nominated his barber for an MBE); and eyebrows were raised at Theresa May’s favourite and incongruous Frida Kahlo bracelet.
Similar: part
- The joint or connected between two surfaces of one section of a mould.
- The separation and determination of alloys; especially, 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.
verb
- present participle and gerund of part Prosser's parting words sum up his views on what the ORR [Office of Rail and Road] really means to the industry,. For him, ORR is not simply a regulator, and HMRI's [His/Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate's] purpose is not just about safety...
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: last, leave, leave-taking, farewell, parthian, partition, partitioning, separating, separation, unbundling, segregation, splitting, departure, good-bye, goodbye, score
Translations
Every language
noun farewell
| 日本語 | 別れ wakare |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 離別 /离别 líbié, 分別 /分别 fēnbié |
| Português | despedida |
| Français | adieu, au revoir |
| Deutsch | Abschied |
| Русский | расстава́ние rasstavánije, проща́ние proščánije |
| العربية | فِرَاق firāq |
noun line dividing hair
| Español | carrera, crencha, raya del cabello, raya del pelo, partidura |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | माँग māṅg |
| Português | risco, risco do cabelo |
| Français | ligne de partage |
| Deutsch | Scheitel, Haarscheitel, Mittelscheitel, Seitenscheitel |
| Română | cărare |
| Русский | пробо́р probór |
Talk about this word "parting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parting "parting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parting.Cite this
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title = {parting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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