cloze
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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

Origin of CLOZE

by shortening & alteration from closure
First Known Use: 1953

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