Conclusion
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of making up your mind about something
"The burden of decision was his"
"He drew his conclusions quickly"
(2) The act of ending something
"The termination of the agreement"
(3) An intuitive assumption
"Jump to a conclusion"
(4) 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's determination"
(5) The last section of a communication
"In conclusion I want to say..."
(6) The proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
(7) A final settlement
"The conclusion of a business deal"
"The conclusion of the peace treaty"
(8) 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"
(9) 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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Etymology
From Old French conclusion, or Latin conclusio, from the past participle stem of concludere ‘conclude’.
Noun
- 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.
- In a syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
Etymology
Old French, from Latin conclusio, from the past participle stem of concludere ‘conclude’.