What does leave-taking mean?

leave-taking

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.06 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

"The diplomat's formal leave-taking took up most of the day."
"“After the leave-taking of the king, war broke out between us and the Swedes.”"
"As a mother and a middle manager, Sasha had given a lot of thought to the issue of leave-taking."

leave-takings (plural) leavetaking (alternative)

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