conclusion
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conclusion
- /kənˈkluːʒən/
Rhymes with -uːʒən
Where it comes from
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.
noun conclusions · concl.
- The end, finish, close or last part of something. At the end of the seventh hour, a flourish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest; […]
- 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.
- In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises. He granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion.
- An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. [W]ee practiſe likewise all Concluſions of Grafting, and Inoculating, as well of VVilde-Trees, as Fruit-Trees, which produceth many Effects.
- The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
- An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. It was determined, that though the fine operated at first by conclusion, and passed no interest, yet the estoppel should bind the heir
- arrangement; settlement.
