Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin conclusion-, conclusio, from concludere
Pronunciation : k&n-'klü-zh&n
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. end; final decision; deduction. conclusion\con*clu"sion\ , n. [f., fr. l. conclusio. see:
conclude.].
2. the last part of anything; close; termination; end. a fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest.
3. final decision; determination; result. and the conclusion is, she shall be thine.
4. any inference or result of reasoning.
5. (logic) the inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. see:
syllogism. he granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion.
6. drawing of inferences. [poetic] your wife octavia, with her modest eyes and still conclusion.
7. an experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. [obs.] we practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating.
8. (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.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.
9. The last part of anything; close; termination; end.
10. Final decision; determination; result.
11. Any inference or result of reasoning.
12. The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises.
13. See Syllogism.
14. Drawing of inferences.
15. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
16. The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc.
17. An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion" the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty".
18. 1. When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts. Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician I have tried to give some idea of how I feel -- other people will no doubt draw their own conclusions.
19. The conclusion of something is its ending. At the conclusion of the programme, I asked the children if they had any questions they wanted to ask me. = end.
20. The conclusion of a treaty or a business deal is the act of arranging it or agreeing it. the expected conclusion of a free-trade agreement between Mexico and the United States.
21. You can refer to something that seems certain to happen as a foregone conclusion. It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him = certainty.
22. You say `in conclusion' to indicate that what you are about to say is the last thing that you want to say. In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.
23. disapproval If you say that someone jumps to a conclusion, you are critical of them because they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts. I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault.
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