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View synonyms for leave-taking

leave-taking

[ leev-tey-king ]

noun

  1. a saying farewell; a parting or goodbye; departure:

    His leave-taking was brief.



leave-taking

noun

  1. the act of departing; a farewell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of leave-taking1

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75
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Example Sentences

The clip did not directly address his leave-taking from Fox or the reasons for it.

The book and show proceed with a classical sequence familiar from the “Iliad” — leave-taking, combat, mourning — but the men and women in these pictures are emotionally open, touchingly individual and markedly of their time.

“She was as radiant and knowledgeable and fascinated about politics as ever I remember,” Mr. Johnson said of their leave-taking.

To see someone simply disappear feels even worse than if there is a ceremonial leave-taking, sad as that is.

“Of all horrid things, leave-taking is the worst.”

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