parting

¹part·ing

noun \ˈpär-tiŋ\

Definition of PARTING

: a place or point where a division or separation occurs

— parting of the ways

1

: a point of separation or divergence

2

: a place or time at which a choice must be made

Examples of PARTING

1. I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult.
2. On parting, he took my hand and promised to return.
3. “Good-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow…” Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
4. the parting of the Red Sea

First Known Use of PARTING

15th century

Related to PARTING

Synonyms

farewell, leave-taking, separation

Antonyms

advent, appearance, arrival

Related Words

departure, egress, exit, exiting, exodus, going, leaving, quitting, running away; decamping, decampment, flight, withdrawal; abandonment, desertion, forsaking

Near Antonyms

reunion; arrival, greeting, salutation, welcome; gathering, joining, meeting

Rhymes with PARTING

karting

²parting

adjective

Definition of PARTING

: given, taken, or done at parting <a parting kiss>

Examples of PARTING

1. His parting words to me were “Be patient.”
2. As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.

First Known Use of PARTING

1562

Related to PARTING

Synonyms

farewell, valedictory

Related Words

closing, concluding, final, last, ultimate; departing, leaving

Rhymes with PARTING

karting

parting

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

In metallurgy, the separation of gold and silver by chemical or electrochemical means. Gold and silver are often extracted together from the same ores or recovered as by-products from the extraction of other metals. A solid mixture of the two, known as bullion or doré, can be parted by boiling in nitric acid. The silver is dissolved as silver nitrate, leaving a gold residue that is filtered off and washed; silver is precipitated out of solution by adding ferrous sulfate. This is the traditional method used in assaying the content of gold and silver samples.