leave-taking

See also: leavetaking

English

Alternative forms

leavetaking

Noun

leave-taking (countable and uncountable, plural leave-takings)

The process of saying goodbye.
The diplomat's formal leave-taking took up most of the day.
The act or process of taking leave (time away from work)
- 1998, Mindy Fried, Taking Time: Parental Leave Policy and Corporate Culture, page 53:
  As a mother and a middle manager, Sasha had given a lot of thought to the issue of leave-taking.

Translations

The process of saying goodbye

Albanian: lamtumirë (sq)
Azerbaijani: sağollaşma, vidalaşma
Bulgarian: сбогуване n (sboguvane)

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taking leave

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