First Known Use: 1953
Dictionary
cloze
adjective \ˈklōz\
Definition of CLOZE
: of, relating to, or being a test of reading comprehension that involves having the person being tested supply words which have been systematically deleted from a text
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Origin of CLOZE
by shortening & alteration from closure
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