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parting.

The act of parting or dividing; division; separation.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/General-American/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The act of parting or dividing; division; separation.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The state of being parted.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A farewell, the act of departing politely.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  5. The joint or connected between two surfaces of one section of a mould.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.

    countable · uncountable
  8. The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.

    countable · uncountable
  9. Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, part + -ing.

verb/ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/General-American/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of part

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, part + -ing.

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