Closure Meaning
/ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
nounA feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
Sentence Examples
The school's closure was due to the snow.
The road closure was due to a flash flood.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden ____ of the factory left hundreds of workers jobless overnight.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden ____ of the factory left hundreds of local workers without a steady job.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In crowded rooms, and I keep lookin' for closeness / Maybe I'll never get closure"
— 2024, “Crowded Roomz”, in Silence is Loud, performed by Nia Archives:
"In Israel, a state commission of inquiry is not merely a judicial instrument or a means of settling facts. It’s a ritual of national closure that allows people to put events in order and move on."
— 2025 March 14, Gershom Gorenberg, “Netanyahu Doesn’t Want the Truth to Come Out”, in The Atlantic:
"Instead, make f and g input arguments, and use the closure around the inner function so that this code works with any two functions that you provide. Closures are important features that work amazingly well with higher-order functions; I’ll review them in section 4.4."
— 2021, Luis Atencio, The Joy of JavaScript, New York: Manning Publications, →ISBN, page 82:
"Those who have advocated the closure of the G.C. have so far failed to say by which alternative route this North-to-West traffic could be carried."
— 1960 December, B. Perren, “The role of the Great Central—present and future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 765:
"Despite the line proving to be a useful strategic route for men and supplies to the British naval fleets stationed at Scapa Flow in both world wars, the Duke's legacy looked to have passed into history when it was listed for closure in the infamous Beeching report."
— 2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 48:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden ____ of the factory left hundreds of workers jobless overnight.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sudden ____ of the factory left hundreds of local workers without a steady job.