Closing vs. Ending

Closing vs. Ending — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Closing and Ending

Closingnoun

The act by which something is closed.

openings and closings of doors

Endingnoun

A termination or conclusion.

Closingnoun

The end or conclusion of something.

the closing of a popular play

Endingnoun

The last part of something.

Closingnoun

The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.

Endingnoun

(grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").

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Closingnoun

(math) In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.

Endingnoun

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme);

I don't like words that have -ism as an ending

Closingadjective

Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.

I'd like to add some closing words.The closing scene of Miller's "Death of a Salesman" cannot but evoke a feeling of deep pathos.

Endingnoun

the act of ending something;

the termination of the agreement

Closingnoun

the act of closing something

Endingnoun

the point in time at which something ends;

the end of the yearthe ending of warranty period
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Closingnoun

the last section of a communication;

in conclusion I want to say...

Endingnoun

event whose occurrence ends something;

his death marked the ending of an erawhen these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show

Closingnoun

approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap;

the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision

Endingnoun

the last section of a communication;

in conclusion I want to say...

Closingnoun

termination of operations;

they regretted the closure of the day care center

Closingnoun

a concluding action

Closingadjective

final or ending;

the closing stages of the electionthe closing weeks of the yearthe closing scene of the filmclosing remarks