1. instances of leaving or saying goodbye to someone
2. lines where hair is divided and combed in different directions
3. acts of dividing or separating something into parts

Examples

• The family dreaded their partings at the airport.
• Tearful partings are common during wartime.
• She experimented with different partings in her hair.
• A center parting suited her face shape best.
• The partings of the curtains revealed the stage.
• Multiple partings of the river created several channels.
• Their partings were always difficult but necessary.