Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parting of the ways

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: part-ing of the ways
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a separation of two things or people because of a disagreement, a point of divergence, especially an important one

Example Sentences

"We came to a parting of the ways because of our different ideas about what should be done to move the company forward."

Inflected Forms

partings of the ways (plural)

Questions

What does parting of the ways mean?: a separation of two things or people because of a disagreement, a point of divergence, especially an important one

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