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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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“Cloze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloze. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of cloze was in 1953
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