Formal definition: The end, close, finish, termination, ‘wind up’ (e.g. of a speech or writing)
"Oxford English Dictionary." languages.oup.com, 2022 Oxford University Press, languages.oup.com/research/oxford-english-dictionary/. Accessed 29 Aug. 2022.
Informal definition: The end or finish of an event or process.
"Conclusion (n.)." etymonline.com, Douglas Harper, 2018, www.etymonline.com/word/conclusion. Accessed 29 Feb. 2022.
Etymology: late Middle English from Latin conclusio(n- ), from the verb concludere. Com- has the meaning of together and claudere which has the meaning of to close and “to shut.”
"Conclusion (n.)." etymonline.com, Douglas Harper, 2018, www.etymonline.com/word/conclusion. Accessed 29 Feb. 2022.
Analysis of Conclusion
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