conclusion
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[edit] Etymology
From Old (and modern) French conclusion, or Latin conclusio, from the past participle stem of concludere ‘conclude’.
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conclusion (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.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- 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 a syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
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end, final part
outcome
decision, judgment
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of a syllogism
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Old French, from Latin conclusio, from the past participle stem of concludere ‘conclude’.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /kɔ̃klyzjɔ̃/
[edit] Noun
conclusion f. (plural conclusions)
