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   conclusion

   /kənˈkluːʒn/

   noun

   • 1. the end or finish of an event, process, or text: "the conclusion of World War Two" Similar endendingfinishcloseclosureterminationwind-upcessationculminationfinaledenouementcodaperorationepilogueOpposite beginningstart
   • ▪ the summing-up of an argument or text: "in the conclusion we highlight these and other important issues"
   • ▪ the formal and final arrangement of an agreement: "the conclusion of a free-trade accord" Similar negotiationbrokeringsettlementsettlingclinchingcompletionarrangingaccomplishmentestablishmentresolution
   • 2. a judgement or decision reached by reasoning: "each research group came to a similar conclusion" Similar deductioninferenceinterpretationreasoningopinionjudgementdecisiondiagnosisverdictdeterminationassumptionpresumptionsuppositionconjecturesurmise
   • ▪ a proposition that is reached from given premises.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin conclusio(n-), from the verb concludere (see conclude).

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   What is a conclusion in an essay?

   • The conclusion is the final section of an essay. It summarizes the points made in the essay and restates the thesis statement in different words. Students are usually taught to write an essay in three parts, with the first part being the introduction, followed by the body and ending with a conclusion.

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   What does it mean if something is a foregone conclusion?

   • [uncountable] the formal and final arrangement of something official synonym completion if you say that something is a foregone conclusion, you mean that it is a result that is certain to happen The outcome of the vote is a foregone conclusion. The result of the game was a foregone conclusion.

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   What is a conclusion in law?

   • The judge has reached his conclusion. a reasoned deduction or inference. Logic. a proposition concluded or inferred from the premises of an argument. Law. the effect of an act by which the person performing the act is bound not to do anything inconsistent therewith; an estoppel. the end of a pleading or conveyance. Grammar. apodosis.

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   Where did the word conclusion come from?

   • The first records of the word conclusion come from around 1300. It ultimately comes from the Latin verb conclūdere, meaning “to end an argument.” Just like with introductions, your teacher will likely tell you that the conclusion should only be as long as it needs to be to do its job.

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   A conclusion is the last part of something, its end or result. When you write a paper, you always end by summing up your arguments and drawing a conclusion about what you've been writing about.

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   a result, issue, or outcome; settlement or arrangement: The restitution payment was one of the conclusions of the negotiations. final decision: The judge has reached his conclusion. a reasoned deduction or inference. Logic. a proposition concluded or inferred from the premises of an argument. Law.

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