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   De·par·ture

   /dəˈpärCHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of leaving, especially to start a journey: "the day of departure" Similar leavinggoinggoing awaygoing offleave-takingwithdrawalexitegressquittingdecampingretreatretirementretiralflightfleeingrunning awaydesertionsetting offsetting outstarting outOpposite arrival
   • ▪ a deviation from an accepted, prescribed, or traditional course of action or thought: "a departure from their usual style" Similar deviationdivergencedigressionshiftvariationchangechange of directionchangedifference of emphasisinnovationnoveltyrarity
   • ▪ the east–west distance between two points, especially as traveled by a ship or aircraft and expressed in miles.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir (see depart).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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