Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin clūsūra, variant of clausūra, from Latin clausus. Doublet of the borrowed clausura.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kjuˈzu.ra/, (traditional) /kjuˈsu.ra/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: chiu‧sù‧ra

Noun edit

chiusura f (plural chiusure)

  1. closure, closing
    Antonym: apertura
  2. (letter-writing) valediction, complimentary close

Related terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ chiusura in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)