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{
"term": "closure",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "factory closures"
},
{
"text": "The hospital has been threatened with closure."
},
{
"text": "Spending cuts could mean the closure of the village school."
},
{
"text": "Several schools face eventual closure."
},
{
"text": "The factory is under threat of closure."
},
{
"text": "The mine has been saved from closure."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["complete", "total", "partial"],
"verb + closure": ["be earmarked for", "be threatened with", "face"],
"closure + noun": ["plan", "programme/program", "order"],
"phrases": ["under threat of closure"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the temporary closing of a road or bridge",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There will be road closures and diversions in the area from 8 p.m."
},
{
"text": "The accident caused the complete closure of the road."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["complete", "total", "partial"],
"verb + closure": ["be earmarked for", "be threatened with", "face"],
"closure + noun": ["plan", "programme/program", "order"],
"phrases": ["under threat of closure"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure."
},
{
"text": "People who lose family members need closure, not false hope."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["final", "narrative"],
"verb + closure": ["be looking for", "need", "seek"],
"phrases": ["a sense of closure"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkləʊʒə(r)/",
"audio": "cl/closure/closure__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkləʊʒər/",
"audio": "cl/closure/closure__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin clausura, from claus- ‘closed’, from the verb claudere."
}