How to pronounce close

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What close means

adjective

Most people know close in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

Stuffy and airless, like a shut room

In a sentence: With every window shut, the attic air felt close, and we longed for a breeze.

Where it comes from: This close comes from the French clos, meaning shut in, from the Latin clausus, shut. The everyday close, meaning near, comes from the same word.

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