Added 9 October 2026
closure
/ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ noun
Latin root: clausura Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about closure at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap.
the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision
- A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body.
- 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.
verb
Origin
From Middle English closure, from Old French closure, from Late Latin clausura, from Latin claudere (“to close”); see clausure and cloture (etymological doublets) and close.
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