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   part·ing

   /ˈpärdiNG/

   noun

   • 1. the action of leaving or being separated from someone: "they exchanged a few words on parting" Similar farewellleave-takinggoodbyeadieudepartureleavinggoing (away)valedictionseparationbreakupsplitting upsplitsplit-upbreaking updivorceriftbreachparting of the waysestrangementruptureinformal:bust-up
   • 2. the action of dividing something into parts: "the parting of the Red Sea" Similar divisiondividingseparationseparatingsplittingbreaking up/apartseverancedisjoiningdetachmentpartitionpartitioning
   • 3. a line of scalp revealed in a person's hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side; a part: British "his hair was dark, with a side parting"

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   • A

     1

   • R

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   • I

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   • N

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