1the action of leaving or being separated from someone:they exchanged a few words on parting [count noun]:the wrench of her parting from Stephen
2the action of dividing something into parts:the parting of the Red Sea
3British a line of scalp revealed in a person’s hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side:his hair was dark, with a side parting
Phrases
parting of the ways
a point at which two people must separate or at which a decision must be taken:the best course is to seek an amicable parting of the ways
parting in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of parting in the US English dictionary
