noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/
UK:/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of departing or something that has departed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The departure was scheduled for noon.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.
Meaning relationships
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, euphemistic, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: navigation
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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5
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Meaning 5
The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
Examples
The area is computed by latitudes and departures.
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noun
Meaning 6
The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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7
noun
Meaning 7
Division; separation; putting away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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8
noun
Meaning 8
the act of departing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: going, going away, leaving
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity