Conclusion

  • 11conclusion — late 14c., deduction or conclusion reached by reasoning, from O.Fr. conclusion conclusion, result, outcome, from L. conclusionem (nom. conclusio), noun of action from pp. stem of concludere (see CONCLUDE (Cf. conclude)). Also, from late 14c. the… …

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  • 12conclusion — [kən klo͞o′zhən] n. [ME & OFr < L conclusio, a closing, conclusion < pp. of CONCLUDE] 1. the end or last part; specif., a) the last division of a discourse, often containing a summary of what went before b) the last step in a reasoning… …

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  • 13conclusion — [n1] end cease, cessation, close, closure, completion, consequence, culmination, denouement, desistance, development, ending, end of the line*, eventuality, finale, finish, issue, outcome, payoff, period, result, stop, termination, upshot, windup …

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  • 14conclusion — фр. [конклюзьо/н], англ. [кэнклю/жн] conclusione ит. [конклюзио/нэ] заключение (финал) …

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  • 15conclusion — judgment, deduction, inference (see under INFER) …

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  • 16conclusion — ► NOUN 1) an end or finish. 2) the summing up of an argument or text. 3) a judgement or decision reached by reasoning. 4) the settling of a treaty or agreement …

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  • 17conclusion — (kon klu zion ; en poésie, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1°   Arrangement final d une affaire. La conclusion de ce traité, de cette affaire, a présenté de grandes difficultés. On dit qu un homme est ennemi de la conclusion, pour exprimer qu on ne… …

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  • 18conclusión — ► sustantivo femenino 1 Fin o terminación de una cosa: ■ la feliz conclusión del trabajo fue celebrada por todos. SINÓNIMO término colofón remate coronación ANTÓNIMO principio inicio …

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  • 19conclusion — con|clu|sion W2S2 [kənˈklu:ʒən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin conclusio, from concludere; CONCLUDE] 1.) something you decide after considering all the information you have →↑conclude ▪ These are the report s main conclusions.… …

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  • 20conclusion */*/*/ — UK [kənˈkluːʒ(ə)n] / US [kənˈkluʒ(ə)n] noun Word forms conclusion : singular conclusion plural conclusions 1) [countable] something that you decide is true after thinking about it carefully and looking at all the evidence conclusion that: Her… …

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