n. 1. The act of closing or the state of being closed: closure of an incision. 2. Something that closes or shuts. 3. a. A bringing to an end; a conclusion: finally brought the project to closure. b. A feeling of finality or resolution, especially after a traumatic experience: sought closure in returning to the scene of the accident. 4. See cloture. 5. The property of being mathematically closed. tr.v. clo·sured, clo·sur·ing, clo·sures To cloture (a debate). [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin clausūra, fortress, lock, from clausus, enclosed; see CLOSE. Sense 4, translation of French clôture.] |
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