the act of a person or thing that parts.

a division or separation.

a place of division or separation.

a departure or leave-taking.

death.

something that serves to part or separate things.

Mineralogy . a fracture of a crystal along a plane determined by twinning or pressure rather than along a cleavage plane.

Metallurgy . parting line.

given, happening, taken, done, etc., at parting

a parting glance.

of or pertaining to parting, leave-taking, departure, or death

parting words.

ending or taking leave

the parting day.

dying.

dividing or separating.

adjective

greeting , introductory

noun

greeting , hello , introduction

adjective

departing , final , goodbye , last , valedictory , farewell , good-bye

noun

adieu , bisection , break , breaking , breakup , crossroads * , departure , detachment , divergence , division , farewell , going , leave-taking , on the rocks , partition , rift , rupture , severance , split , split-up , valediction , disjunction , disjuncture , disseverance , disseverment , disunion , divorce , divorcement , separation , good-bye , adherent , biased , devotee , follower , goodbye , partisan