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closings

 
Noun closing has 5 senses
  1. shutting, closing - the act of closing something
    --1 is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
    Antonyms: opening
    Derived forms: verb close14, verb close16, verb close4, verb close8, verb close3
  2. conclusion, end, close, closing, ending - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
    --2 is a kind of section, subdivision
    --2 is a part of narration, recital, yarn; address, speech
    --2 has particulars:
     anticlimax, bathos; epilogue, epilog; epilogue, epilog; peroration; finale, coda
    Derived form: verb close7
  3. closing, closure - approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
    --3 is a kind of approach, approaching, coming
    Derived forms: verb close12, verb close6, verb close10
  4. closure, closedown, closing, shutdown - termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"
    --4 is a kind of termination, ending, conclusion
    --4 has particulars: plant closing; bank closing; layoff
    Derived form: verb close1
  5. completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up - a concluding action
    --5 is a kind of termination, ending, conclusion
    --5 has particulars:
     consummation; consummation; finish, finishing; finalization, finalisation; follow-through; follow-through; graduation
    Derived forms: verb close7, verb close5
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