parted

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of part. Use this form for parting that already happened.

   They parted at the gate after saying goodbye.

   The waves parted as the big ship pushed through.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Pulled apart or kept separate, no longer joined together.

   Like two halves of a curtain pulled apart to each side.

   She looked through the parted curtains at the street below.

   His parted lips showed he was about to speak.

   Similarseparated, divided, split

3. 3
   adjectivein compounds

   Made up of a set number of separate sections.

   Like a pie cut into a set number of equal slices.

   They drew a three-parted banner, one stripe for each team.

   The hut had a two-parted roof that met in the middle.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Of a leaf, split so deeply that the cuts almost reach the base.

   Like paper cut almost all the way through but still joined at one edge.

   The fern had deeply parted leaves that looked like fingers.

   Each parted leaf was split almost down to the stem.

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