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1
the act of leaving a place
- his sudden departure left them wondering if they'd upset him
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2
a turning away from a course or standard
- any departure from the modernist orthodoxy was scorned by the city's cultural elite
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“Departure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/departure. Accessed 21 Jan. 2022.
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