leave-taking
11leave-taking — leave tak|ing [ liv,teıkıŋ ] noun count or uncount MAINLY BRITISH FORMAL a situation in which you say goodbye to someone …
12leave-taking — noun the act of departing politely he disliked long farewells he took his leave parting is such sweet sorrow • Syn: ↑farewell, ↑leave, ↑parting • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
13leave-taking — See: TAKE ONE S LEAVE …
14leave-taking — See: TAKE ONE S LEAVE …
15leave-taking — n 1. leave, parting, farewell, good by, adieu, valediction, conge ; departure, leaving, going, exit, egress; embarkation, sailing, takeoff, outset, start. 2. abandonment, retreat, withdrawal, removal, evacuation, decampment, decamping …
16leave-taking — noun Date: 14th century departure, farewell …
17leave-taking — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. farewell, parting, departing; see departure 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A separation of two or more people: adieu, farewell, good bye, parting, valediction. See APPROACH …
18leave-taking — noun an act of saying goodbye …
19leave-taking — noun (C) literary an act of saying goodbye when you go away …
20leave-taking — /ˈliv teɪkɪŋ/ (say leev tayking) noun the saying of farewell …