parting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
By surface analysis, part + -ing.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of parting or dividing; division; separation.
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being parted.
Bridge End is the border station and the scene of many a sad parting between enterprising shoppers and their purchases—for it is a stronghold of the Customs !—and half an hour is allowed in the timetable for examination and shunting.
1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 353:The parting of the way.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 21:21:
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(countable, uncountable) A farewell, the act of departing politely.
But she hugged the soft, stuffed body of the Scarecrow in her arms instead of kissing his painted face, and found she was crying herself at this sorrowful parting from her loving comrades.
1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:And there were sudden partings,such as press / The life from out young hearts.
1816, Lord Byron, “Canto III”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. Canto the Third, London: […] [F]or John Murray, […], →OCLC, stanza XXIV:
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(UK, countable, uncountable) 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.
2019 September 13, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “Canvas of lies: what Dominic Cummings' dress sense tells us about Brexit”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- (countable, qualifier:founding, uncountable) The joint or connected between two surfaces of one section of a mould.
- (countable, uncountable) The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
- (countable, uncountable) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
- (countable, uncountable) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
- (countable, uncountable) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| partings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
parting sand · water parting · side-parting · parting phrase · center parting · parting of the ways · centre parting · parting-cup · parting gift
Synonyms
Translations (58)
scn scrima dî capiḍḍi (line dividing hair) · es raya del cabello (line dividing hair) · sv bena (line dividing hair) · es partidura (line dividing hair) · ru пробо́р (line dividing hair) · be ростань (farewell) · pl przedziałek (line dividing hair) · fr ligne de partage (line dividing hair) · hi माँग (line dividing hair) · nn skil (line dividing hair) · bg прощаване (farewell) · sq lamtumirë (farewell) · ro cărare (line dividing hair) · nl haarscheiding (line dividing hair) · cmn 分別 /分别 (farewell) · de Abschied (farewell) · ru расстава́ние (farewell) · ja 別れ (farewell) · ca clenxa (line dividing hair) · ar فِرَاقٌ (farewell) · nl adieu (farewell) · hy բախտ (line dividing hair) · es raya del pelo (line dividing hair) · fi jäähyväiset (farewell) · bn বিদায় (farewell) · de Scheitel (line dividing hair) · de Seitenscheitel (line dividing hair) · scn scrima (line dividing hair) · nl afscheid (farewell) · be расставанне (farewell) · fr au revoir (farewell) · ru проща́ние (farewell) · fr adieu (farewell) · hy բաժուկ (line dividing hair) · fi jakaus (line dividing hair) · es crencha (line dividing hair) · de Haarscheitel (line dividing hair) · nl scheidingslijn (line dividing hair) · as সেওঁতা (line dividing hair) · nrf rîle des g'veux (line dividing hair) · vo heremiteil (line dividing hair) · sv avsked (farewell) · pt despedida (farewell) · nb skill (line dividing hair) · sh раздељак (line dividing hair) · eo disharlinio (line dividing hair) · bg път (line dividing hair) · as বিদায় (farewell) · pt risco do cabelo (line dividing hair) · la discrīmen (line dividing hair) · sv avresa (farewell) · de Mittelscheitel (line dividing hair) · sh razdeljak (line dividing hair) · gl carreira (line dividing hair) · cmn 離別 /离别 (farewell) · es carrera (line dividing hair) · bg раздяла (farewell) · pt risco (line dividing hair)