{
    "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."
}