conclusion
     n 1: a position or opinion or judgment reached after
          consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the
          opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into
          account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"
          [syn: {decision}, {determination}]
     2: an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
     3: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point
        of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up
        at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of
        the season" [syn: {stopping point}, {finale}, {finis}, {finish},
         {last}, {close}]
     4: event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the
        ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are
        broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [syn: {ending},
         {finish}] [ant: {beginning}]
     5: the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the
        proposition that must follow from the major and minor
        premises of a syllogism) [syn: {ratiocination}]
     6: the act of ending something; "the termination of the
        agreement" [syn: {termination}, {ending}]
     7: a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal";
        "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
     8: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want
        to say..." [syn: {end}, {close}, {closing}, {ending}]
     9: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden
        of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
        [syn: {decision}, {determination}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0