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  1. closure. / ˈkləʊʒə / noun. the act of closing or the state of being closed. an end or conclusion. something that closes or shuts, such as a cap or seal for a container. (in a deliberative body) a procedure by which debate may be halted and an immediate vote taken See also cloture guillotine gag rule.

  2. the feeling or act of bringing something bad to an end: a sense of closure.

  3. closure. noun. /ˈkləʊʒə (r)/. /ˈkləʊʒər/. [countable, uncountable] the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently. factory closures. The hospital has been threatened with closure. Spending cuts could mean the closure of the village school. Extra Examples.

  4. closure. noun. ˈklō-zhər. Definition of closure. as in cessation. the stopping of a process or activity after the closure of the region's last copper mine, the population simply withered away. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. cessation. ending. halt. end. close. conclusion. shutdown. termination. discontinuance. discontinuation. stoppage.

  5. 1. The act of closing or the state of being closed: closure of an incision. 2. Something that closes or shuts. 3. a. A bringing to an end; a conclusion: finally brought the project to closure. b. A feeling of finality or resolution, especially after a traumatic experience: sought closure in returning to the scene of the accident. 4. See cloture. 5.

  6. [uncountable] the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure. See closure in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: closure.

  7. noun. uk / ˈkləʊʒə r/ us. Add to word list. [ C, U ] the time when a business, organization, etc stops operating for ever: factory closures. The company announced the closure of its Paris office. [ U ] the feeling that a sad or unpleasant experience has now finished so that you can think about and do other things:

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