"parting of the ways" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-parting of the ways.ogg [Australia] Forms: partings of the ways [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|partings of the ways}} parting of the ways (plural partings of the ways)
  1. (idiomatic) a separation of two things or people because of a disagreement, a point of divergence, especially an important one Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-parting_of_the_ways-en-noun-Vpgj6HCa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for parting of the ways meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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