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CLOSING OFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
Synonyms:
closing off; isolation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("closing off" is a kind of...):
separation (the social act of separating or parting company)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "closing off"):
quarantine (isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease)