<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of a person or thing that parts.</li><li>a division or separation.</li><li>a place of division or separation.</li><li>a departure or leave-taking.</li><li>death.</li><li>something that serves to part or separate things.</li><li>Mineralogy. a fracture of a crystal along a plane determined by twinning or pressure rather than along a cleavage plane.</li><li>Metallurgy. parting line.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>given, happening, taken, done, etc., at parting: a parting glance.</li><li>of or relating to parting, leave-taking, departure, or death: parting words.</li><li>ending or taking leave: the parting day.</li><li>dying.</li><li>dividing or separating.</li></ul>