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  • Definition
    • closure :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

    • closure :terminate debate by calling for a vote
      • debate was closured|cloture the discussion

    • closure :something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
      • 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

    • closure :an obstruction in a pipe or tube
      • we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe

    • closure :termination of operations
      • they regretted the closure of the day care center

    • closure :a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

      • closure :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

        • closure :the act of blocking

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