English Explanatory Dictionary

conclusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The end, finish, close or last part of something.
  2. The outcome or result of a process or act.
  3. A decision reached after careful thought.
  4. In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
  5. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
  6. The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
  7. An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
  8. arrangement; settlement.

Pronunciation

/kənˈkluːʒən/ en-us-conclusion.ogg

Word forms

conclusion conclusions concl.

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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Related words

conclude conclusive conclusively conclusiveness

Derived words

conclusional conclusionary counterconclusion foregone conclusion in conclusion inconclusion misconclusion nonconclusion subconclusion
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