"leave-taking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leave-takings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} leave-taking (countable and uncountable, plural leave-takings)
  1. The process of saying goodbye. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (The process of saying goodbye): lamtumirë (Albanian), sağollaşma (Azerbaijani), vidalaşma (Azerbaijani), сбогуване (sboguvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-leave-taking-en-noun-txMu1lyU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'The process of saying goodbye': 87 13
  2. The act or process of taking leave (time away from work) Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-leave-taking-en-noun-vqRMkGYP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leavetaking

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          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "The process of saying goodbye",
          "word": "lamtumirë"
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          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
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          "word": "sağollaşma"
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      "sense": "The process of saying goodbye",
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      "sense": "The process of saying goodbye",
      "word": "sağollaşma"
    },
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      "sense": "The process of saying goodbye",
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