conclusion
//kənˈkluːʒən//
formalForms
- Plural
- conclusions
Definitions
1.The end, finish, close or last part of something.
2.The outcome or result of a process or act.
3.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.
4.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.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1659
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
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.