'In conclusion' definitions:

Definition of 'in conclusion'

(from WordNet)
adverb
The item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" [syn: last, lastly, in conclusion, finally]

Definition of 'In 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]

Words containing 'In conclusion'