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conclusion

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conclusion in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the last section of a communication
    "in conclusion I want to say..."
    conclusion  end  close  closing  ending 
  2. 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"
    stopping point  finale  finis  finish  last  conclusion  close 
  3. the act of ending something
    "the termination of the agreement"
    termination  ending  conclusion 
  4. the act of making up your mind about something
    "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
    decision  determination  conclusion 
  5. 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"
    decision  determination  conclusion 
  6. an intuitive assumption
    "jump to a conclusion"
    conclusion 
  7. the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
    conclusion  ratiocination 
  8. a final settlement
    "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
    conclusion 
  9. 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"
    ending  conclusion  finish 
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