'Conclusion' definitions:

Definition of 'conclusion'

(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion]
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An intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
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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" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close]
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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" [syn: ending, conclusion, finish] [ant: beginning]
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The proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) [syn: conclusion, ratiocination]
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The act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion]
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A final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
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The last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing, ending]
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The act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion]

Definition of 'Conclusion'

From: GCIDE
  • Conclusion \Con*clu"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. conclusio. See Conclude.]
  • 1. The last part of anything; close; termination; end. [1913 Webster]
  • A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Final decision; determination; result. [1913 Webster]
  • And the conclusion is, she shall be thine. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Any inference or result of reasoning. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Logic) The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism. [1913 Webster]
  • He granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Drawing of inferences. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]
  • Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes And still conclusion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Law) (a) The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc. (b) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]
  • Conclusion to the country (Law), the conclusion of a pleading by which a party "puts himself upon the country," i.e., appeals to the verdict of a jury. --Mozley & W.
  • In conclusion. (a) Finally. (b) In short.
  • To try conclusions, to make a trial or an experiment. [1913 Webster]
  • Like the famous ape, To try conclusions, in the basket creep. --Shak.
  • Syn: Inference; deduction; result; consequence; end; decision. See Inference. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'conclusion'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Conclusion'