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cloister (KLOI stuhr) (noun)
A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion: After her husband was killed, Roxanna chose to live in a cloister with the nuns.
closure (KLOH zhuhr) (noun)
1. A feeling of finality or resolution; especially, after a traumatic experience: Geneva decided to visit the scene of the accident again in an attempt to bring closure to her grief.
2. A bringing to an end; a conclusion: The speaker announced that after one more question, he would bring closure to the meeting.
2. A bringing to an end; a conclusion: The speaker announced that after one more question, he would bring closure to the meeting.
cloture (KLOH chuhr) (noun)
A parliamentary procedure by which debate is ended and an immediate vote is taken on the matter under discussion: The senator rose to present a motion of cloture, thus bringing the discussion to a vote.
The motion of cloture was approved and the next item of business for the council was the closure of a city landmark which was a former cloister built in the previous century.
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1. A situation or occurrence in which something closes permanently: "A lack of city funds has resulted in the closures of several schools."
2. A feeling that something has been completed or that a problem has been resolved: "He spoke to the group with the hope that they all could get some closure with the project."
3. A feeling that a bad experience has ended and that those who experienced the situation can start to live normal lives again: "They all felt a sense of closure after their daughter's killer was finally sent to prison for life."
4. The process in which something is put together or closed: "The coat had a zipper closure."
2. A feeling that something has been completed or that a problem has been resolved: "He spoke to the group with the hope that they all could get some closure with the project."
3. A feeling that a bad experience has ended and that those who experienced the situation can start to live normal lives again: "They all felt a sense of closure after their daughter's killer was finally sent to prison for life."
4. The process in which something is put together or closed: "The coat had a zipper closure."
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Nuclear sites in Germany face closure
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"Seven nuclear power plants in Germany that were shut down after the Fukushima disaster in Japan are likely to be closed permanently afte a decision by state environment ministers."
"A government agency warned, however, that without the seven plants Germany could have trouble coping with a failure in some part of the national power grid."
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