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[singular] formal the end of an activity or of a period of time:
At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index was 1.92 points down.
The monsoon season was drawing to a close (=ending).
The event came to a close (=finished) with a disco.
Finally the meeting was brought to a close (=ended).
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