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conclusion
English
Alternative forms
- concl. (shortening)
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French conclusion, from Latin concl?si?, from the past participle stem of concl?dere (“to conclude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?klu???n/
- Rhymes: -u???n
Noun
conclusion (plural conclusions)
- The end, finish, close or last part of something.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- A flourish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- The outcome or result of a process or act.
- A decision reached after careful thought.
- (logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
- (obsolete) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
- (law) The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
- (law) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (end): endpoint, terminus; see also Thesaurus: finish
- (end of literary work): epilogue, postamble; see also Thesaurus: afterword
Antonyms
- (end): beginning, initiation, start; see also Thesaurus: beginning
Coordinate terms
- (in logic): premise
Related terms
- conclude
- conclusive
- conclusively
- conclusiveness
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin concl?si?, from the past participle stem of concl?dere (“conclude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.kly.zj??/
Noun
conclusion f (plural conclusions)
- conclusion
Related terms
- conclure
Anagrams
- concluions
Further reading
- “conclusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
conclusion (plural conclusiones)
- conclusion
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin concl?si?.
Pronunciation
Noun
conclusion f (plural conclusions)
- conclusion
Related terms
- conclure
conclusion From the web:
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liking
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?k??/
- Rhymes: -a?k??
Etymology 1
From Middle English likinge, likinde, likende, likande, licande, from Old English l?ciende, l?ci?ende, from Proto-Germanic *l?k?ndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *l?k?n?, equivalent to like +? -ing.
Verb
liking
- present participle of like
Etymology 2
From Middle English likinge, from Old English l?cung (“pleasing; pleasure; gratification; liking”), equivalent to like +? -ing.
Noun
liking (countable and uncountable, plural likings)
- A like; a predilection.
- 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
- The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.
- 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
- (archaic) Approval.
- goods bought on liking
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:predilection
Derived terms
- for one's liking
- to one's liking
- take a liking to
Translations
Sambali
Noun
likíng
- side
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