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| 1. | [ noun ] a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration | |
| Synonyms: | decision determination | |
| Examples: | : "a decision unfavorable to the opposition" "his conclusion took the evidence into account" "satisfied with the panel's determination" |
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| Related terms: | judgment predeterminaation settle | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an intuitive assumption | |
| Examples: | "jump to a conclusion" |
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| Related terms: | assumption non_sequitur | |
| 3. | [ noun ] event whose occurrence ends something | |
| Synonyms: | finish ending | |
| Examples: | "his death marked the ending of an era" "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
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| Related terms: | beginning happening victory result end defeat destruction stop foregone_conclusion finish Z end finish end | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of ending something | |
| Synonyms: | ending termination | |
| Examples: | "the termination of the agreement" |
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| Related terms: | change_of_state destruction closure killing abortion completion adjournment dismissal liquidation dissolution overthrow fade retirement discontinuance abolition deactivation extinction demonetization relinquishment withdrawal release conclude | |
| 5. | [ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) | |
| Synonyms: | close last stopping_point finish terminus finis finale | |
| Examples: | "excitement grew as the finish neared" "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish" "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" |
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| Related terms: | end end happening point draw third-place_finish photo_finish runner-up_finish terminate complete close finish | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (logic) the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) | |
| Synonyms: | ratiocination | |
| Related terms: | proposition syllogism minor_term major_term | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) the last section of a communication | |
| Synonyms: | close closing ending end | |
| Examples: | "in conclusion I want to say..." |
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| Related terms: | section finale epilogue peroration anticlimax epilogue narration address terminate end end | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a final settlement | |
| Examples: | "the conclusion of a business deal" "the conclusion of the peace treaty" |
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| Related terms: | settlement | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the act of making up your mind about something | |
| Synonyms: | decision determination | |
| Examples: | "the burden of decision was his" "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
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| Related terms: | choice move appointment finding call casting_lots resolution decide determine determine conclude | |
| Similar spelling: |
conclusive conclusively conciliation concluding conclude conglutinate concluded Cinclus |
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