closing

1. Final or ending (synset 301013622)
   "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"
   similar to:

   • concluding, final, last, terminal - occurring at or forming an end or termination
   • terminative - coming to an end
   • year-end - taking place at the close of a fiscal year

1. The act of closing something (synset 100344866)
   is a type of: motility, motion, move, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location
   same as: shutting
2. The last section of a communication (synset 106410044)
   "in conclusion I want to say..."
   is a type of: section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
   subtypes:

   • anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
   • epilog, epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work
   • epilog, epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
   • peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
   • coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition
   is a part of:

   • narration, recital, yarn - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
   • address, speech - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
   same as: close, conclusion, end, ending
3. Approaching a particular destination;
   A coming closer;
   A narrowing of a gap (synset 100282306)
   "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
   is a type of: approach, approaching, coming - the act of drawing spatially closer to something
   same as: closure
4. Termination of operations (synset 100230127)
   "they regretted the closure of the day care center"
   is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
   subtypes:

   • plant closing - act of shutting down operation of a plant
   • bank closing - act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure
   • layoff - the act of laying off an employee or a work force
   same as: closedown, closure, shutdown
5. A concluding action (synset 100211959)
   is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
   subtypes:

   • consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition
   • consummation - the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
   • finish, finishing - the act of finishing
   • finalisation, finalization - the act of finalizing
   • follow-through - carrying some project or intention to full completion
   • follow-through - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion
   • graduation - the successful completion of a program of study
   same as: completion, culmination, mop up, windup

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