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closure
[ kloh-zher ]
/ ˈkloʊ ʒər /
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noun
verb (used with or without object), clo·sured, clo·sur·ing.
Parliamentary Procedure. to cloture.
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OTHER WORDS FROM closure
non·clo·sure, nounpre·clo·sure, nounWords nearby closure
closing costs, closing price, closing time, clostridium, Clostridium difficile, closure, clot, cloth, clothbound, cloth-cap, clothe
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British Dictionary definitions for closure
closure
/ (ˈkləʊʒə) /
noun
verb
(tr) (in a deliberative body) to end (debate) by closure
Word Origin for closure
C14: from Old French, from Late Latin clausūra bar, from Latin claudere to close
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