What does closed book mean?

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closed book

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mystery, enigma, secret, closed booknoun

    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

    "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"

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  1. closed booknoun

    A person or thing that cannot be easily understood; someone or something incomprehensible or puzzling.

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  1. closed book

    A closed book refers to a situation, examination, or test in which the individual is not allowed to consult any reference materials, resources, or outside help. Everything must be recalled from memory or personal knowledge. It can also figuratively refer to a person or subject that is difficult to understand or reveal anything about.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of closed book in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of closed book in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of closed book in a Sentence

  1. Deshawn Yeldell:

    Everything changes in the fullness of time and everything that lies ahead of us is a mystery; even in the end of our lives we have lived, but there it will still be a closed book when it becomes life after death. -MillYentei

  2. Charles de LEUSSE:

    A closed book makes a page; Open heart makes a thousand faces. (Un livre fermé fait une page; Coeur ouvert, mille visages)

  3. Chinese Proverb:

    A closed mind is like a closed book just a block of wood.

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