0 the point at which two people or organizations separate: --
The parting of the ways came after a series of disagreements between the singer and his song-writer.
1 different ideas or a disagreement about something that make two people or groups decide they cannot work together any longer: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.