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departure

de.par.ture \di-'pa:r-ch*r\ n 1a1: the act of going away  archaic  1a2: 
   DEATH  1b: a ship's position in latitude and longitude at the beginning of 
   a voyag e as a point from which to begin dead reckoning 1c: a setting out 
   (as on a new course)  2: the distance due east or west made by a ship in 
   its course  3: DIVERGENCE