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    closure
    clo‧sure /ˈkləʊʒə $ ˈkloʊʒər/ noun
     Word Family: noun: close, closure, closing; adjective: closed, closing; verb: close
    1. [uncountable and countable] when a factory, school, hospital etc has to close permanently:
        Several military bases are threatened with closure.
        factory/hospital/school etc closure
        the problem of school closures
        closure of
        the closure of St Bartholomew’s Hospital
    2. [uncountable and countable] when a road, bridge etc is closed for a short time so that people cannot use it:
        On the M40, there are lane closures near Oxford.
    3. [uncountable] when an event or a period of time is brought to an end, or the feeling that something has been completely dealt with:
        Funerals help give people a sense of closure.