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Meaning of parting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

parting

Pronunciation:/ˈpɑːtɪŋ//ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To leave the company of.

  2. To cut hair with a parting; shed.

  3. To divide in two.

    Example: to part the curtains

  4. To be divided in two or separated; shed.

    Example: A rope parts.  His hair parts in the middle.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.

  2. A farewell, the act of departing politely.

  3. The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions; part (US)

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