conclusion

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
  2. noun an intuitive assumption
  3. noun the temporal end; the concluding time

Etymology

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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Synonyms

decision, determination

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