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conclusion

conc·lu·sion

UK/kənˈkluːʒən/ US/kʌˈnkluʒʌn/ common

noun

1.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

  • “a decision unfavorable to the opposition”
  • “his conclusion took the evidence into account”
  • “satisfied with the panel”
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2.

an intuitive assumption

  • “jump to a conclusion”
3.

the temporal end; the concluding time

  • “the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell”
  • “the market was up at the finish”
  • “they were playing better at the close of the season”
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4.

event whose occurrence ends something

  • “his death marked the ending of an era”
  • “when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show”
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5.

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

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6.

the act of ending something

  • “the termination of the agreement”
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7.

a final settlement

  • “the conclusion of a business deal”
  • “the conclusion of the peace treaty”
8.

the last section of a communication

  • “in conclusion I want to say...”
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9.

the act of making up your mind about something

  • “the burden of decision was his”
  • “he drew his conclusions quickly”
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Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō, from the past participle stem of conclūdere (“to conclude”), from con- + claudō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, conclude + -sion.

Phrases

  • conclusion indicator
  • foregone conclusion
  • in conclusion

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