parting

[ pahr-ting ]
/ ˈpɑr tɪŋ /

noun

adjective

Origin of parting

1250–1300; Middle English partyng (gerund). See part, -ing1, -ing2

Definition for parting (2 of 2)

Origin of part

before 1000; (noun) Middle English (< Old French < L), Old English < Latin part- (stem of pars) piece, portion; (v.) Middle English parten < Old French partir < Latin partīre, derivative of pars

SYNONYMS FOR part

1 component, ingredient, division, sector. Part, piece, portion, segment, section, fraction, fragment refer to something that is less than the whole. Part is the general word: part of a house. A piece suggests a part which is itself a complete unit or it may mean an irregular fragment: a piece of pie; a piece of a broken vase. A portion is a part allotted or assigned to a person, purpose, etc.: a portion of food. A segment is often a part into which something separates naturally: a segment of an orange. Section suggests a relatively substantial, clearly separate part that fits closely with other parts to form a whole: a section of a fishing rod, a book. Fraction suggests a less substantial but still clearly delimited part, often separate from other parts: a fraction of his former income. Fragment suggests a broken, inconsequential, incomplete part, with irregular or imprecise outlines or boundaries: a fragment of broken pottery, of information.
6 apportionment, lot.
13 responsibility.
18 sever, sunder, dissociate, disconnect, disjoin, detach.

OTHER WORDS FROM part

mul·ti·part, adjective sub·part, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for parting (1 of 2)

parting
/ (ˈpɑːtɪŋ) /

noun

adjective (prenominal)

literary departing the parting day
serving to divide or separate

British Dictionary definitions for parting (2 of 2)

part
/ (pɑːt) /

noun

verb

adverb

to some extent; partly
See also parts

Word Origin for part

C13: via Old French from Latin partīre to divide, from pars a part

Medical definitions for parting

part
[ pärt ]

n.

A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided.
An organ, member, or other division of an organism.
An anatomical part; pars.
parts The external genitalia.

Idioms and Phrases with parting

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