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LEAVE-TAKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of departing politely
Example:
parting is such sweet sorrow
Synonyms:
farewell; leave; leave-taking; parting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("leave-taking" is a kind of...):
departure; going; going away; leaving (the act of departing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leave-taking"):
valediction (the act of saying farewell)
