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conclusion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kənˈkluːʒən/
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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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The end, finish, close or last part of something.
   • At the end of the seventh hour, a flourish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest; […] 1855, William H[ickling] Prescott, “Early Days of Philip”, in History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume I, Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC, book I, page 60:
   • Some have recently questioned whether conclusion of a START treaty is a lower priority for the Bush Administration than conclusion of a conventional force in Europe (CFE) treaty or whether we want to delay START pending progress in CFE. 1989 October, Richard R. Burt, “Status of the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks”, in Department of State Bulletin: The Official Monthly Record of United States Foreign Policy, volume 89, number 2151, page 19, column 3:
2. (countable, uncountable) The outcome or result of a process or act.
3. (countable, uncountable) A decision reached after careful thought.
   • 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 [...] 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
   • The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.
   • [I]n her boſome Ile vnclaſpe my heart, / And take her hearing priſoner with the force / And ſtrong incounter of my amorous tale: / Then after to her father will I breake, / And the concluſion is, ſhe ſhal be thine, [...] 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, Much Adoe about Nothing. […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
4. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1716 April 19 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 32. Sunday, April 9. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
   • [W]ee practiſe likewise all Concluſions of Grafting, and Inoculating, as well of VVilde-Trees, as Fruit-Trees, which produceth many Effects. 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, pages 33–34:
6. (countable, uncountable) The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
7. (countable, uncountable) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
   • It was determined, that though the fine operated at first by conclusion, and passed no interest, yet the estoppel should bind the heir 1818, William Cruise, A Digest of the Laws of England Respecting Real Property:
8. (countable, uncountable) arrangement; settlement.

Forms

Antonyms

start · inauguration · initiation · origination · launch · beginning · spring · birth · initiation · font · beginning · fount · start · springtime · source · onset · youth · origin · commencement

Coordinates

premise

Deriveds

misconclusion · inconclusion · nonconclusion · foregone conclusion · conclusion indicator · conclusionary · subconclusion · conclusional · in conclusion · counterconclusion

Relateds

conclude · conclusively · conclusiveness · conclusive

Synonyms

inference · finis · deduction · halt · cessation · determination · verdict · view · ergotism · ending · sight · mind · finish · terminus · bottom line · choice · endpoint · close · deduction · finale · decision · award · conclusion · final curtain · take · result · opinion · omega · illation · judgement/judgment · upshot · censure · determination · termination · endpoint · final · end · terminus · conclusion · verdict · consequence

Translations (178)

gd buil (outcome) · eo konkludo (end, final part) · tl pasyahin (end, final part) · de Schlussfolgerung (decision, judgment) · pl wynik (outcome) · id kesimpulan (end, final part) · scn èsitu (of a syllogism) · id simpulan (end, final part) · bg край (end, final part) · es conclusión (of a syllogism) · ba һөҙөмтә (of a syllogism) · pt conclusão (of a syllogism) · scn cunchiusiuni (end, final part) · hy որոշում (decision, judgment) · el συμπέρασμα (decision, judgment) · az nəticə (of a syllogism) · es neta (end, final part) · sv slutsats (decision, judgment) · fa نتیجه (outcome) · cmn 結果 /结果 (outcome) · el συμπέρασμα (of a syllogism) · ko 종결 (end, final part) · scn accapata (end, final part) · id konklusi (end, final part) · pl konkluzja (decision, judgment) · grc καταστροφή (end, final part) · hi निष्कर्ष (outcome) · scn cunchiusiuni (of a syllogism) · it conclusione (outcome) · be заключэ́нне (decision, judgment) · be рэзульта́т (outcome) · uk ви́слід (outcome) · tr son (end, final part) · sv slutsats (of a syllogism) · hy եզրակացություն (end, final part) · it conclusione (decision, judgment) · ca conclusió (decision, judgment) · ba йомғаҡ (of a syllogism) · de Schluss (end, final part) · vi kết luận (decision, judgment) · ru исхо́д (outcome) · de Abschluss (outcome) · scn abduzziuni (of a syllogism) · pt conclusão (end, final part) · el κατάληξη (end, final part) · da afslutning (end, final part) · de Vernunftschluss (of a syllogism) · el λήξη (end, final part) · ja 結論 (decision, judgment) · cmn 結論 /结论 (of a syllogism) · th ข้อสรุป (of a syllogism) · scn accapata (outcome) · ckb کۆتایی (end, final part) · ms konlusi (end, final part) · tl pasyahin (outcome) · ko 결과 (outcome) · bg заключе́ние (decision, judgment) · cmn 結論 /结论 (decision, judgment) · ru результа́т (outcome) · ca conclusió (outcome) · cs závěr (of a syllogism) · pt conclusão (outcome) · ko 결론 (of a syllogism) · scn cunchiusiuni (outcome) · ca conclusió (end, final part) · bg заключе́ние (of a syllogism) · fi lopputulos (outcome) · ro concluzie (end, final part) · ru заверше́ние (end, final part) · nl conclusie (end, final part) · gd eàrr (end, final part) · fi tulos (outcome) · el αποτέλεσμα (outcome) · gl conclusión (end, final part) · mk заклучок (end, final part) · ru оконча́ние (end, final part) · uk результа́т (outcome) · fi päätös (end, final part) · pl konkluzja (of a syllogism) · fi johtopäätös (of a syllogism) · de Folgerung (of a syllogism) · cs závěr (decision, judgment) · oc conclusion (end, final part) · tr sonuç (outcome) · he מַסְקָנָה (of a syllogism) · gl conclusión (decision, judgment) · ba нәтижә (of a syllogism) · de logische Schlussfolgerung (of a syllogism) · nl einde (end, final part) · ba нәтижә (outcome) · ar نَتِيجَة (of a syllogism) · bg резулта́т (outcome) · pt conclusão (decision, judgment) · hi निष्कर्ष (of a syllogism) · ba һөҙөмтә (outcome) · uk умови́від (of a syllogism) · be вы́нік (outcome) · bg приклю́чване (end, final part) · nl logisch gevolg (of a syllogism) · ko 결론 (decision, judgment) · es conclusión (end, final part) · cmn 結束 /结束 (end, final part) · tl pasyahin (decision, judgment) · fi päätösosa (end, final part) · fi päätelmä (of a syllogism) · gl conclusión (outcome) · pl rezultat (outcome) · fr fin (end, final part) · fr conclusion (outcome) · da konklusion (end, final part) · eo konkludo (outcome) · fi ratkaisu (outcome) · nb avslutning (end, final part) · nv ałtso bééʼdeetánígíí (outcome) · bg и́звод (outcome) · he מַסְקָנָה (decision, judgment) · oc conclusion (outcome) · vi kết thúc (end, final part) · la clausula (end, final part) · mi kupu whakatepe (end, final part) · fi ratkaisu (decision, judgment) · eo konkludo (decision, judgment) · ja 結末 (outcome) · ru умозаключе́ние (of a syllogism) · hi निर्णय (decision, judgment) · uk ви́сновок (decision, judgment) · ro concluzie (outcome) · it conclusione (end, final part) · scn cunchiusiuni (decision, judgment) · sk záver (decision, judgment) · nl conclusie (decision, judgment) · de Ergebnis (outcome) · ja 結果 (outcome) · fi johtopäätös (decision, judgment) · nn konklusjon (decision, judgment) · pl wniosek (outcome) · fr conclusion (end, final part) · mi porotutukitanga (end, final part) · az qənaət (decision, judgment) · es conclusión (decision, judgment) · nl besluit (decision, judgment) · fi lopetus (end, final part) · ja 終了 (end, final part) · ba һығымта (of a syllogism) · ja 終結 (end, final part) · ja 結び (end, final part) · ms kesimpulan (end, final part) · sq përfundim (decision, judgment) · uk заклю́чення (decision, judgment) · nl conclusie (of a syllogism) · nl conclusie (outcome) · hu következtetés (decision, judgment) · de Ende (end, final part) · es conclusión (outcome) · fi päätelmä (decision, judgment) · be вы́нік (decision, judgment) · mi whakamutunga (end, final part) · vi kết quả (outcome) · lo ສະຫຼຸບ (end, final part) · he מסקנה (outcome) · hi अंतिम (end, final part) · bg завъ́ршване (end, final part) · scn nnuzziuni (of a syllogism) · be вы́вад (decision, judgment) · kk тұжырым (decision, judgment) · ru вы́вод (decision, judgment) · az nəticə (decision, judgment) · nb konklusjon (decision, judgment) · pl wniosek (decision, judgment) · scn diduzziuni (of a syllogism) · el πέρας (end, final part) · ba йомғаҡ (outcome) · nn avslutning (end, final part) · nl besluit (outcome) · ru заключе́ние (decision, judgment) · ja 結論 (of a syllogism) · ast conclusión (decision, judgment) · ja 終わり (end, final part)