closure

[Clo·sure]

Closure is the end or the closing down of something. It can be physical like the closure of your local library or emotional, like the closure you experience when you finally come to terms with the end of a romance.

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The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.

Noun
termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"

Noun
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"

Noun
the act of blocking

Noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

Noun
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the 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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Noun
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

Noun
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

Verb
terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"


v. t.
The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.

v. t.
That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.

v. t.
That which incloses or confines; an inclosure.

v. t.
A conclusion; an end.

v. t.
A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word cloture was originally applied to this proceeding.


Closure

Clo"sure (?, 135), n. [Of. closure, L. clausura, fr. clauedere to shut. See Close, v. t.] 1. The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink. 2. That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
Without a seal, wafer, or any closure whatever.
3. That which incloses or confines; an inclosure.
O thou bloody prison . . . Within the guilty closure of thy walls Richard the Second here was hacked to death.
4. A conclusion; an end. [Obs.] Shak. 5. (Parliamentary Practice) A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word cl'93ture was originally applied to this proceeding.

The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.

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Usage Examples

I think it's important to have closure in any relationship that ends - from a romantic relationship to a friendship. You should always have a sense of clarity at the end and know why it began and why it ended. You need that in your life to move cleanly into your next phase.

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