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conclusion

noun
/kənˈkluːʒən/

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.

  1. derived from *(s)kleh₂w-✻
  2. derived from conclūsiō
  3. derived from conclusion

Definitions

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

    • At the end of the seventh hour, a flourish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest; […]
    • Some have recently questioned whether conclusion of a START treaty is a lower priority for the Bush Administration than conclusion of a conventional force in Europe (CFE) treaty or whether we want to delay START pending progress in CFE.

  2. The outcome or result of a process or act.

  3. 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.
    • [I]n her boſome Ile vnclaſpe my heart, / And take her hearing priſoner with the force / And ſtrong incounter of my amorous tale: / Then after to her father will I breake, / And the concluſion is, ſhe ſhal be thine, [...]
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

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

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

      • He granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion.

    2. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.

      • [W]ee practiſe likewise all Concluſions of Grafting, and Inoculating, as well of VVilde-Trees, as Fruit-Trees, which produceth many Effects.

    3. The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against…

      The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.

    4. An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.

      • It was determined, that though the fine operated at first by conclusion, and passed no interest, yet the estoppel should bind the heir

    5. arrangement

      arrangement; settlement.

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Derived

conclusional, conclusionary, counterconclusion, foregone conclusion, in conclusion, inconclusion, misconclusion, nonconclusion, subconclusion

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at conclusion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at conclusion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at conclusion

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA