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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•clu•sion /kənˈkluʒən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the end or close;
final part:The conclusion of his essay contained a summary of the main points. - a belief or opinion resulting from deduction or inference:The conclusion follows simply enough from the arguments.
- a final decision or judgment:It is the conclusion of this committee that the employee did in fact steal money.
- a settlement or arrangement:worked hard for the conclusion of a new contract.
Idioms- Idioms in conclusion, [uncountable] lastly;
to conclude:The essay's last paragraph began "In conclusion...'' - jump to conclusions, to arrive at or form a judgment too quickly.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•clu•sion (kən klo̅o̅′zhən),USA pronunciation n. - 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. - Lawfinal decision:The judge has reached his conclusion.
- a reasoned deduction or inference.
- Philosophy[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.
- Grammarapodosis.
- Idioms in conclusion, finally:In conclusion, I would like to thank you for your attention.
- Idioms try conclusions with, to engage oneself in a struggle for victory or mastery over, as a person or an impediment.
- Latin conclūsiōn- (stem of conclūsiō), equivalent. to conclūs(us) closed, past participle of conclūdere (conclūd- to conclude + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1300–50
con•clu′sion•al, adj. con•clu′sion•al•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ending, termination, completion, finale. See end 1.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged summation.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged beginning.
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