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Word: Closure
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin clausura, from claus- ‘closed’, from the verb claudere
ˈkləʊʒə
an act or process of closing something, especially an institution, thoroughfare, or frontier, or of being closed
Short Definition:act of closing
Examples:- hospitals that face closure
- road closures
(in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote
Short Definition:procedure for ending debate
Examples:- a closure motion
a sense of resolution or conclusion at the end of an artistic work
Short Definition:feeling
Examples:- he brings modernistic closure to his narrative
Word: Closure
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkləʊʒə
apply the closure to (a debate or speaker) in a legislative assembly.
Short Definition:end debate
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