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Meaning of closing

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  closing
      adj 1: final or ending; "the closing stages of the election";
             "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of
             the film"; "closing remarks" [ant: {opening}]
      n 1: the act of closing something [syn: {shutting}, {closing}]
           [ant: {opening}]
      2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to
         say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {close}, {closing},
         {ending}]
      3: 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" [syn: {closing},
         {closure}]
      4: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the
         day care center" [syn: {closure}, {closedown}, {closing},
         {shutdown}]
      5: a concluding action [syn: {completion}, {culmination},
         {closing}, {windup}, {mop up}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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