conclusion

con·clu·sion

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noun

The definition of a conclusion is the last part of something or an opinion reached after some thought.

An example of conclusion is the final scene in a movie.
An example of conclusion is the decision to purchase the red sedan after comparing it with the blue sports car.

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conclusion

the end or last part; specif.,
1. the last division of a discourse, often containing a summary of what went before
2. the last step in a reasoning process; judgment, decision, or opinion formed after investigation or thought
3. the third and last part of a syllogism
4. the last of a chain of events; outcome
an act or instance of concluding; final arrangement (of a pact, treaty, etc.)
Law
1. the findings of a court as to the existence of an alleged fact or the application of a particular law
2. the closing of a plea or address to a court or jury

Origin of conclusion

Middle English and Old French from Classical Latin conclusio, a closing, conclusion from past participle of conclude

conclusion Idioms

in conclusion

lastly; in closing

try conclusions with

Old-fashioned to engage in an argument or contest with

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conclusion

noun

The close or last part; the end or finish: the conclusion of the festivities.
The result or outcome of an act or process: What was the conclusion of all these efforts?
A judgment or decision reached after deliberation. See Synonyms at decision.
A final arrangement or settlement, as of a treaty.
Law The formal closing of a legal complaint or pleading.
Logic
a. A proposition that follows from the premises of a formal proof, for instance from the major and minor premises of a syllogism.
b. The proposition concluded from one or more premises; a deduction.

Origin of conclusion

Middle English conclusioun from Old French conclusion from Latin conclūsiō conclūsiōn- from conclūsus past participle of conclūdere to end ; see conclude.

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Noun

(plural conclusions)

The end, finish, close or last part of something.
The outcome or result of a process or act.
A decision reached after careful thought.
The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.
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  With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […] h
(logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
(law) The end or close of a pleading, e.g. the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
(law) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.