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Clo"sure (kl&ō;"zh&uuptack_;r; 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.
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2. That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
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Without a seal, wafer, or any closure whatever. Pope.
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3. That which incloses or confines; an inclosure.
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O thou bloody prison . . .
Within the guilty closure of thy walls
Richard the Second here was hacked to death. Shak.
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4. A conclusion; an end. [Obs.] Shak.
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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&ô;ture was originally applied to this proceeding.
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6. (Math.) the property of being mathematically closed under some operation; -- said of sets.
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7. (Math.) the intersection of all closed sets containing the given set.
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8. (Psychol.) achievement of a sense of completeness and release from tension due to uncertainty; as, the closure afforded by the funeral of a loved one; also, the sense of completion thus achieved.
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