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leave–taking
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of LEAVE-TAKING
1
the act of leaving a place <the leave-taking of the guest of honor was scheduled for 11 o'clock>
Synonyms decamping, decampment, departing, exit, exiting, farewell, going, leave, leave-taking, lighting out, outgo, parting, quitting, walking out
Related Words flight, retirement, retreat, running away, withdrawal; diaspora, emigration, evacuation, exodus; embarkation, embarkment; disembarkation, egress; abandonment, forsaking, relinquishment
2
the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions <the sweethearts' leave-taking was filled with tearful pauses and promises to meet again>
Related Words departure, egress, exit, exiting, exodus, going, leaving, quitting, running away; decamping, decampment, flight, withdrawal; abandonment, desertion, forsaking
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