conclusion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a decision or opinion reached after careful thought

   The board came to the conclusion that the plan would not work.

2. 2
   noun

   the end or final part of something

   In conclusion, I would like to thank everyone for coming.

3. 3
   noun

   the formal completion of an agreement or deal

   The conclusion of the deal took several months.

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.

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