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con·clu·sion     (kən-klōō'zhən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The close or last part; the end or finish.
  2. The result or outcome of an act or process.
  3. A judgment or decision reached after deliberation. See Synonyms at decision.
  4. A final arrangement or settlement, as of a treaty.
  5. Abbr. con. Law The close of a plea or deed.
  6. Logic
    1. The proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises in a syllogism.
    2. The proposition concluded from one or more premises; a deduction.

[Middle English conclusioun, from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō, conclūsiōn-, from conclūsus, past participle of conclūdere, to end; see conclude.]
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