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In conclusion   /ɪn kənklˈuʒən/   Listen
noun
Conclusion  n.  
1.
The last part of anything; close; termination; end. "A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest."
2.
Final decision; determination; result. "And the conclusion is, she shall be thine."
3.
Any inference or result of reasoning.
4.
(Logic) The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism. "He granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion."
5.
Drawing of inferences. (Poetic) "Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes And still conclusion."
6.
An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. (Obs.) "We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating."
7.
(Law)
(a)
The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc.
(b)
An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
Conclusion to the country (Law), the conclusion of a pleading by which a party "puts himself upon the country," i.e., appeals to the verdict of a jury.
In conclusion.
(a)
Finally.
(b)
In short.
To try conclusions, to make a trial or an experiment. "Like the famous ape, To try conclusions, in the basket creep."
Synonyms: Inference; deduction; result; consequence; end; decision. See Inference.





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"In conclusion" Quotes from Famous Books



... In conclusion, it appears to me that nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist than a journey in distant countries. It both sharpens and partly allays that want and craving which, as Sir J. Herschel remarks, a man experiences although every corporeal sense be fully satisfied. The excitement ...
— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern -- Volume 11 • Various
... A few words in conclusion. Since the publication of the first edition, I have received more than one letter, in which the writers complain that I, who seem to know so much of what has been written concerning the Gypsies, (6) should have taken no notice of a theory entertained ...
— The Zincali - An Account of the Gypsies of Spain • George Borrow
... your stomach, you ran all bent doubled-up, or did Swedish gymnastics through the underbrush ... that made up for not being able to walk straight; and when it grew dark you said: "What, night already?—What have we been doing with ourselves, today?" ... "In conclusion," said this little French cockerel, "the only tiresome thing in war is what you do in peace-time,—you walk along ...
— Clerambault - The Story Of An Independent Spirit During The War • Rolland, Romain
... of the wild rose; her wavy chestnut hair had glints of gold here and there in it, and though her nose was nothing in particular, she had the prettiest mouth in the world, and a dimple beside it. In conclusion, she was dressed in dark blue, simply, yet ...
— Three Margarets • Laura E. Richards
... which they have contrived, Was still in conclusion to multiply riches: The Common-wealth sweetly by these men have thrived, As Lancashire did with the juncto of witches. (38) Oh! our freedome was chain'd to the Egyptian yoak, As it hath been felt and endured by many, Still making religion their ...
— Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 • Charles Mackay


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