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English to English noun
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approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap |  | Example: the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision
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a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body | | source: wordnet30
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a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric | | source: wordnet30
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something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making | | Example: they finally reached a settlement with the union
they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences
he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
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an obstruction in a pipe or tube | | Example: we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
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the act of blocking | | source: wordnet30
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termination of operations | | Example: they regretted the closure of the day care center
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The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink. | | source: webster1913 verb
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terminate debate by calling for a vote | | Example: debate was closured
cloture the discussion
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