Definition of parting

• the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
• a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle"
• 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