closure

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/ UK /ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #9599

Meanings

1

noun
The act of shutting something down, permanently or for a time.

The closure of the bridge forced drivers to take a longer route.
2

noun
A feeling that a difficult experience is truly over.

Talking to her old friend finally gave her some closure.
3

noun
Something that closes or fastens parts together.

The bag had a simple plastic closure at the top.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of shutting... closedown

3 noun · something that closes or... fastener

Word family

Forms closures

Derived forms clojureclosurelessmicroclosuremisclosurenonclosureopentureoverclosurepostclosurepreclosurereclosuresemiclosuresubclosure

Related forms cloture

Etymology

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.

closure Middle English clausura la-lat claudere Latin

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# closure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 9599

## Meanings
1. The act of shutting something down, permanently or for a time.
2. A feeling that a difficult experience is truly over.
3. Something that closes or fastens parts together.

## Examples
- The closure of the bridge forced drivers to take a longer route.
- Talking to her old friend finally gave her some closure.
- The bag had a simple plastic closure at the top.

## Derived Forms
- clojure
- closureless
- microclosure
- misclosure
- nonclosure
- openture
- overclosure
- postclosure
- preclosure
- reclosure
- semiclosure
- subclosure

## Related Forms
- cloture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: closure
- Root: clausura
- Root: claudere

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
closure is a noun and verb. It is 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. Historical forms in the chain include closure (Middle English), closure (Old French), clausura (Late Latin), and claudere (Latin). Current senses include the act of shutting something down, permanently or for a time, a feeling that a difficult experience is truly over, and something that closes or fastens parts together. Derived forms include clojure, closureless, microclosure, misclosure, and nonclosure. Related words include cloture.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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