Dictionary definition for: Parting
1. (n) the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells" "he took his leave" "parting is such sweet sorrow"
2. (s) delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door" "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte
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