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Meaning of leave-taking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The process of saying goodbye.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act or process of taking leave (time away from work)
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية مفارقة
Azərbaycanca sağollaşma vidalaşma
Esperanto adiaŭo
Igbo ijeọma
日本語 バイバイ
Shqip lamtumirë

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Leaved leavee leaveism leavelet Leavell leavelooker

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