Definitions for conclusion
kənˈklu ʒəncon·clu·sion

Princeton's WordNet(3.54 / 15 votes)Rate this definition:

1. decision, determination, conclusion(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"

2. conclusion(noun)

   an intuitive assumption

   "jump to a conclusion"

3. stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close(noun)

   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"

4. ending, conclusion, finish(noun)

   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"

5. conclusion, ratiocination(noun)

   the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

6. termination, ending, conclusion(noun)

   the act of ending something

   "the termination of the agreement"

7. conclusion(noun)

   a final settlement

   "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"

8. conclusion, end, close, closing, ending(noun)

   the last section of a communication

   "in conclusion I want to say..."

9. decision, determination, conclusion(noun)

   the act of making up your mind about something

   "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conclusion(Noun)

   The end, finish, close or last part of something.

   Etymology: From Old (and modern) French conclusion, or Latin conclusio, from the past participle stem of concludere ‘conclude’.

2. conclusion(Noun)

   The outcome or result of a process or act.

   Etymology: From Old (and modern) French conclusion, or Latin conclusio, from the past participle stem of concludere ‘conclude’.

3. conclusion(Noun)

   A decision reached after careful thought.

   The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.

   Etymology: From Old (and modern) French conclusion, or Latin conclusio, from the past participle stem of concludere ‘conclude’.

4. conclusion(Noun)

   In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.

   Etymology: From Old (and modern) French conclusion, or Latin conclusio, from the past participle stem of concludere ‘conclude’.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Conclusion(noun)

   the last part of anything; close; termination; end

2. Conclusion(noun)

   final decision; determination; result

3. Conclusion(noun)

   any inference or result of reasoning

4. Conclusion(noun)

   the inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism

5. Conclusion(noun)

   drawing of inferences

6. Conclusion(noun)

   an experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn

7. Conclusion(noun)

   the end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc

8. Conclusion(noun)

   an estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conclusion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2051

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conclusion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2537

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conclusion' in Nouns Frequency: #627

How to pronounce conclusion?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conclusion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conclusion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of conclusion in a Sentence

1. Nir Hefetz:

   If he reaches the conclusion he can run Israel the way he sees fit in this government, then he will continue. If not, he will return the mandate to the voter because that is his responsibility.

2. Justice Department:

   We agree with the Court’s conclusion that the program is lawful, and that in passing the USA Freedom Act, Congress provided for a 180 day transition period for the government to continue the existing collection program until the new mechanism of obtaining call detail records is implemented.

3. Allen Sawyer:

   Were very confident that if the jury had the correct information, they would have (come) to a different conclusion, ive never had a case that so much evidence has been excluded. We wanted the truth to come out and were going to keep fighting.

4. H. L. Mencken:

   The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost invariably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And if he is not romantic personally, he is apt to spread discontent among those who are.

5. Shawn Blackwell:

   Me and my brother came to the conclusion to let them go at peace together. They were together and holding hands. My brother and I were both holding my parents' hands as well. So all four of us were holding each other's hands as they were both removed from the ventilator.

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