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parting off

parting off is the present participle and gerund of part off.

Meaning of part off

Verb

part off (third-person singular simple present parts off, present participle parting off, simple past and past participle parted off)

  1. To divide into a separate section or sections; to partition.
    • The houses are of various sizes, but are all built after one pattern, being merely large thatched sheds, a small portion of which, next the entrance, is used as a dwelling, while the rest is parted off; and often divided by one or two floors, in order better to stow away merchandise and native...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 197

Questions about parting off

What is parting off the present participle and gerund of?
Parting off is the present participle and gerund of part off.

Words near parting off in the dictionary

  1. parting brass rags
  2. parting company
  3. parting gift
  4. parting gifts
  5. parting of the ways
  6. parting off
  7. parting out
  8. parting phrase
  9. parting phrases
  10. parting sand
  11. parting shot

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