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/kloʊs/ adj [-er/-est only] (SIMILAR)

Definition

› similar; of the same type: Your computer is pretty close to the one I have. › If a game or competition is close, both sides have almost the same score.

(Definition of close adj (SIMILAR) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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clone n
clone v
cloning n
close adj CAREFUL
close adj CONNECTED
close adj SIMILAR
close adj WARM
close adj, adv NEAR
close call idiom
close down (something) phrasal verb
close in phrasal verb

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