conclusion

[ kuhn-kloo-zhuhn ]

/ kənˈklu ʒən /

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noun

the end or close; final part.

the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached.

a result, issue, or outcome; settlement or arrangement: The restitution payment was one of the conclusions of the negotiations.

final decision: The judge has reached his conclusion.

a reasoned deduction or inference.

Logic. a proposition concluded or inferred from the premises of an argument.

Law.

the effect of an act by which the person performing the act is bound not to do anything inconsistent therewith; an estoppel.
the end of a pleading or conveyance.

Grammar. apodosis.

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in conclusion, finally: In conclusion, I would like to thank you for your attention.

try conclusions with, to engage oneself in a struggle for victory or mastery over, as a person or an impediment.

Origin of conclusion

1300–50; Middle English < Latin conclūsiōn- (stem of conclūsiō), equivalent to conclūs(us) closed, past participle of conclūdere (conclūd- to conclude + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR conclusion

1 ending, termination, completion, finale.

2 summation.

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ANTONYMS FOR conclusion

1 beginning.

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Related formscon·clu·sion·al, adjectivecon·clu·sion·al·ly, adverbnon·con·clu·sion, nounpre·con·clu·sion, noun

Synonym study

1. See end¹.

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This part of this letter was written, as Johnson goes on to say, a considerable time before the conclusion.
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“Quae non expediunt, nec licent,” such is the conclusion arrived at by the sentiment of Christian nobility.
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In conclusion I should like to express in words what must be only too apparent to every reader of this statement.
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British Dictionary definitions for conclusion

conclusion

/ (kənˈkluːʒən) /

noun

end or termination

the last main division of a speech, lecture, essay, etc

the outcome or result of an act, process, event, etc (esp in the phrase a foregone conclusion)

a final decision or judgment; resolution (esp in the phrase come to a conclusion)

logic

a statement that purports to follow from another or others (the premises) by means of an argument
a statement that does validly follow from given premises

law

an admission or statement binding on the party making it; estoppel
the close of a pleading or of a conveyance

in conclusion lastly; to sum up

jump to conclusions to come to a conclusion prematurely, without sufficient thought or on incomplete evidence

Word Origin for conclusion

C14: via Old French from Latin; see conclude, -ion

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Word Origin and History for conclusion

conclusion

late 14c., "deduction or conclusion reached by reasoning," from Old French conclusion "conclusion, result, outcome," from Latin conclusionem (nominative conclusio), noun of action from past participle stem of concludere (see conclude). Also, from late 14c. "the end" (usually of speech or writing), "closing passages of a speech or writing."

Idioms and Phrases with conclusion

conclusion

see foregone conclusion; jump to a conclusion.

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