I. clos ‧ ing 1 /ˈkləʊzɪŋ $ ˈkloʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : close, ↑ closure , ↑ closing ; adjective : ↑ closed , ↑ closing ; verb : ↑ close ]
happening or done at the end of an event or a period of time OPP opening
closing remarks/words/ceremony etc
The judge gave his closing speech to the jury.
closing stages/seconds/minutes etc
in the closing years of his life
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THESAURUS
■ the one that comes at the end
▪ last [only before noun] happening or existing at the end, with no others after:
What time does the last train leave?
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Our house is the last one on the right.
▪ final [only before noun] last in a series of actions, events, parts of a story etc:
It’s the final game of the championship tomorrow.
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the final scene of the film
▪ closing [only before noun] used about the last part of a long period of time, or of an event, book etc that has been exciting or interesting:
the closing years of the twentieth century
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Barnes scored the winning goal in the closing minutes of the game.
▪ concluding [only before noun] used about the last part of a piece of writing, a speech, or an organized event, that ends it in a definite way:
the concluding section of the report
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the judge’s concluding remarks
▪ penultimate /peˈnʌltəmət, peˈnʌltɪmət, pə-/ [only before noun] the one before the last one:
the penultimate chapter
II. closing 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : close, ↑ closure , ↑ closing ; adjective : ↑ closed , ↑ closing ; verb : ↑ close ]
the shutting of a factory, school, hospital etc permanently OPP opening
closing of
the closing of an old railway station