closing

closing

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clos‧ing¹ /ˈkləʊzɪŋ $ ˈkloʊ-/ adjective [only before noun]happening or done at the end of an event or a period of time
   OPP  opening
    closing remarks/words/ceremony etc
    The judge gave his closing speech to the jury.
    closing stages/seconds/minutes etc
    in the closing years of his life
     

THESAURUS

■ the one that comes at the end
   ▪ last [only before noun] happening or existing at the end, with no others after: What time does the last train leave? | Our house is the last one on the right.
   ▪ final [only before noun] last in a series of actions, events, parts of a story etc: It’s the final game of the championship tomorrow. | the final scene of the film
   ▪ closing [only before noun] used about the last part of a long period of time, or of an event, book etc that has been exciting or interesting: the closing years of the twentieth century | Barnes scored the winning goal in the closing minutes of the game.
   ▪ concluding [only before noun] used about the last part of a piece of writing, a speech, or an organized event, that ends it in a definite way: the concluding section of the report | the judge’s concluding remarks
   ▪ penultimate /peˈnʌltəmət, peˈnʌltɪmət, pə-/ [only before noun] the one before the last one: the penultimate chapter

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closing² noun [uncountable]the shutting of a factory, school, hospital etc permanently
   OPP  opening
    closing of
    the closing of an old railway station