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parting

part·ing
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pahr-ting]
    • /ˈpɑr tɪŋ/
    • /ˈpɑː.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahr-ting]
    • /ˈpɑr tɪŋ/

Definitions of parting word

  • noun parting 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. 1
  • noun parting an essential or integral attribute or quality: a sense of humor is part of a healthy personality. 1
  • noun parting a section or division of a literary work. 1
  • noun parting a portion, member, or organ of an animal body. 1
  • noun parting 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. 1
  • noun parting an allotted portion; share. 1

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Origin of parting

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English partyng (gerund). See part, -ing1, -ing2

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Parts of speech for Parting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

parting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

parting usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for parting

noun parting

  • adieu — Adieu means the same as goodbye.
  • adios — goodbye; farewell
  • antagonization — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
  • bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
  • breakaway — A breakaway group is a group of people who have separated from a larger group, for example because of a disagreement.

adjective parting

  • departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.

Antonyms for parting

noun parting

  • agglutination — the act or process of agglutinating
  • amalgamation — the action or process of amalgamating
  • anschluss — a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938)
  • camarilla — a group of confidential advisers, esp formerly, to the Spanish kings; cabal
  • coalescence — to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.

adjective parting

  • greeting — the act or words of a person who greets.

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