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closed

 
 
/kləʊzd/ adjective

Definition

BUSINESS/SHOP not open for business: We went to the library but it was closed.
NOT OPEN not open: The door was closed. Her eyes were closed.
NOT ACCEPTING IDEAS not wanting to accept new ideas, people, customs, etc: a closed mind
(Definition of closed adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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