- departure, going, going away, leaving - act of departing
--1 is a kind of deed, feat, effort, exploit
--1 has particulars:breaking away; farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting; French leave; disappearance, disappearing; withdrawal; sailing; boarding, embarkation, embarkment; exit; dispatch, despatch, shipment; takeoff Derived forms: verb depart1, verb depart3, verb depart4 - deviation, divergence, departure, difference - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
--2 is a kind of variation, fluctuation
--2 has particulars:discrepancy, variance, variant; driftage; inflection, flection, flexion Derived form: verb depart2 - passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release - euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
--3 is a kind of death, decease
Derived forms: verb depart1, verb depart3, verb depart4