Definitions for conclusion
kənˈklu ʒəncon·clu·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 15 votes

1. decision, determination, conclusionnoun

   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. conclusionnoun

   an intuitive assumption

   "jump to a conclusion"

3. stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, closenoun

   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, finishnoun

   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, ratiocinationnoun

   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, conclusionnoun

   the act of ending something

   "the termination of the agreement"

7. conclusionnoun

   a final settlement

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

8. conclusion, end, close, closing, endingnoun

   the last section of a communication

   "in conclusion I want to say..."

9. decision, determination, conclusionnoun

   the act of making up your mind about something

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. conclusionnoun

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

2. conclusionnoun

   The outcome or result of a process or act.

3. conclusionnoun

   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.

4. conclusionnoun

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

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conclusionnoun

   Etymology: from conclude.

   1. Determination; final decision.

   Ways of peaceable conclusion there are but these two certain; the one a sentence of judicial decision, given by authority thereto appointed within ourselves; the other, the like kind of sentence given by a more universal authority. Richard Hooker.

   2. The collection from propositions premised; the consequence.

   The conclusion of experience, from the time past to the time present, will not be sound and perfect. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.

   And marrying divers principles and grounds,
   Out of their match a true conclusion brings. Davies.

   Then doth the wit
   Build fond conclusions on those idle grounds;
   Then doth it fly the good, and ill pursue. Davies.

   I only deal by rules of art, Such as are lawful, and judge by
   Conclusions of astrology. Hudibras, p. ii. cant. iii.

   It is of the nature of principles, to yield a conclusion different from themselves. John Tillotson, Preface.

   He granted him both the major and the minor; but denied him the conclusion. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 32.

   3. The close; the last result of argumentative deduction.

   Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter, fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. Eccles. xii. 13.

   I have been reasoning, and in conclusion have thought it best to return to what fortune hath made my home. Jonathan Swift.

   4. The event of experiments.

   Her physician tells me,
   She has pursu’d conclusions infinite
   Of easy ways to die. William Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra.

   We practise likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating, as well of wild trees as fruit trees. Francis Bacon, New Atlant.

   5. The end; the upshot; the last part.6. In William Shakespeare it seems to signify silence; confinement of the thoughts.

   Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes
   And still conclusion, shall acquire no honour,
   Demuring upon me. William Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Conclusionnoun

   the last part of anything; close; termination; end

2. Conclusionnoun

   final decision; determination; result

3. Conclusionnoun

   any inference or result of reasoning

4. Conclusionnoun

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

5. Conclusionnoun

   drawing of inferences

6. Conclusionnoun

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

7. Conclusionnoun

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

8. Conclusionnoun

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

Matched Categories

1. • Assumption
   • Change Of State
   • Choice
   • End
   • Happening
   • Judgment
   • Proposition
   • Section
   • Settlement

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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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. Mohammad Javad Zarif:

   The message to the international community from this election is the Iranians are solidly behind their government, they will continue to support the policies that have been adopted leading to the conclusion and successful implementation of the nuclear deal and this will continue.

2. Alan Chvotkin:

   In a heightened political atmosphere, many people don't know her, and they certainly don't know the job that she's responsible for, if you just isolate one or two topics it's easy to reach the wrong conclusion.

3. The Clinton campaign:

   We wanted to offer a look at how a Trump presidency would cause damage to the American economy and working families, we can be certain of this because we’ve read Trump’s ‘plans,’ listened to his words, reviewed what analysts have to say about what he wants to do. And it's the only logical conclusion.

4. Rod Rosenstein:

   I don't want to make any commitment about what I would do at the conclusion of investigation without knowing the details of the investigation. Talking with the director of the FBI, I can assure you, that if it's appropriate to release it to the American public, I would.

5. State John Kerry on Friday:

   After careful consideration, President (Barack) Obama has come to the conclusion that while significant obstacles remain a negotiated peace in Colombia is absolutely worth pursuing and absolutely worth assisting if we are able to.

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