CONCLUSION, n. [L.] 1. End; close; the last part; as the conclusion of an address.2. The close of an argument, debate or reasoning; inference that ends the discussion; final result.Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter; fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man. Ecclesiastes 12.3. Determination; final decision.After long debate, the house of commons came to this conclusion.4. Consequence; inference; that which is collected or drawn from premises; particular deduction from propositions, facts, experience, or reasoning.5. The event of experiments; experiment. We practice all conclusions of grafting and inoculating. [Little used.]6. Confinement of the thoughts; silence. [Not used.]
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