Closure and Pause

Closure

Closure noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: after the closure of the region's last copper mine, the population simply withered away

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Pause and closure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pause" instead a noun "Closure".

Nearby Words: close, closed, closing

Pause noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Closure and pause are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Closure" instead a noun "Pause".

Nearby Words: paused, pausing

nice	nice closure	nice pause
long	long closure	long pause
short	short closure	short pause
complete	complete closure	complete pause
Other adjectives: proper, little, meaningful.

After the "Red is grey and yellow white ..." spoken poem that seems to bring lyrical closure to the song, there is a short pause, then an orchestral move that seems to be the end.

Source: Gainax Ending

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