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Conclusion

Conclusion Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Conclusion? [n] the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [n] the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [n] an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion" [n] 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" [n] the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [n] the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) [n] a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty" [n] 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" [n] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Conclusion: close \| close \| closing \| decision \| decision \| determination \| determination \| end \| ending \| ending \| ending \| finale \| finis \| finish \| finish \| last \| ratiocination \| stopping point \| termination Related Terms \| Find terms related to Conclusion: accommodation \| addendum \| adjustment \| affirmance \| affirmation \| aftermath \| afterthought \| 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[F., fr. L. conclusio. See {Conclude}.] 1. The last part of anything; close; termination; end. A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest. --Prescott. 2. Final decision; determination; result. And the conclusion is, she shall be thine. --Shak. 3. Any inference or result of reasoning. 4. (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. --Addison. 5. Drawing of inferences. [Poetic] Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes And still conclusion. --Shak. 6. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. [Obs.] We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating. --Bacon. 7. (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. --Wharton. {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. --Mozley & W. {In conclusion}. (a) Finally. (b) In short. {To try conclusions}, to make a trial or an experiment. Like the famous ape, To try conclusions, in the basket creep. --Shak. Syn: Inference; deduction; result; consequence; end; decision. See {Inference}.

Conclusion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Conclusion?

[n] the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
[n] the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
[n] an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
[n] 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"
[n] the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
[n] the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
[n] a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
[n] 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"
[n] 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"

Conclusion In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*clu"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. conclusio. See
{Conclude}.]
1. The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

         A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of
         the contest.                          --Prescott.

2. Final decision; determination; result.

         And the conclusion is, she shall be thine. --Shak.

3. Any inference or result of reasoning.

4. (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.                   --Addison.

5. Drawing of inferences. [Poetic]

         Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes And still
         conclusion.                           --Shak.

6. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be
   drawn. [Obs.]

         We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and
         inoculating.                          --Bacon.

7. (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. --Wharton.

{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.
   --Mozley & W.

{In conclusion}.
   (a) Finally.
   (b) In short.

{To try conclusions}, to make a trial or an experiment.

         Like the famous ape, To try conclusions, in the
         basket creep.                         --Shak.

Syn: Inference; deduction; result; consequence; end;
     decision. See {Inference}.

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