n.

1. The act of leaving.
2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure: ordered curry as a departure from his usual bland diet.
4. Nautical. The distance sailed due east or west by a ship on its course.

noun

1. The act of leaving: egress, exit, exodus, going, withdrawal. See approach/retreat.
2. A departing from what is prescribed: aberration, deviation, divergence, divergency, diversion. See approach/retreat, correct/incorrect.

n

Definition: deviation from normal, expected
Antonyms: abidance, continuation, keeping, stay

n

Definition: leaving
Antonyms: arrival, coming, entrance

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[diܒpärchǝr]

diˈpärchǝr n. the amount of a ship's change of longitude.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: n. - Act of going away; Euphemistic expressions for death; A variation that deviates from the standard or norm.

The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways. — Socrates, Source: Plato, Apologia, Last words.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afgang, afrejse, afvigelse, afgangstidspunkt, begyndelse, noget epokegørende, død, afvigning

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertrek, afwijking

Français (French)
n. - départ, démission, dérogation, entorse à, manquement à, nouvelle voie/orientation, (Comm) nouveauté

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abweichung, Abfahrt, Abreise, Abflug, Ansatz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναχώρηση, εκκίνηση, γεωγραφικό μήκος, απομάκρυνση, παρέκκλιση, εκτροπή (κν. ξεστράτισμα)

Italiano (Italian)
anomalia, partenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - partida (f)

Русский (Russian)
отъезд, отправная точка, отклонение

Español (Spanish)
n. - salir, partir, desviación, partida, salida, muerte, ida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avresa, avvikelse, död (litt.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
离开, 背离, 变更, 违背, 出发, 起程, 偏移, 偏差

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 離開, 背離, 變更, 違背, 出發, 起程, 偏移, 偏差

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 떠남, 새 시도, 발차, 미결 사안이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 出発, 外れること, 出港, 出航

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رحيل, سفر, مغادرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עזיבה, פרידה, חריגה, סטייה, יציאה‬

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