conclusion

/kənkˈluːʒən/kuhn-KLOO-zhuhn

/kənkˈluʒən/kuhn-KLOO-zhuhn

Meaninga closing

Common meaning: the end of something, or the view you finally reach

conwith, together; thoroughly
clusto shut, closeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 350 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result

‘with, together’ + ‘to shut, close’ → conclusion

Journey through time

Latinclaudō, clausī, clausum‘to shut, close’
Englishconclusion‘the end of something, or the view you finally reach’ · today

con- also in: convex convey concave conceal concede

clus also in: close clause closet enclose exclude

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin claudō ‘to shut, close’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry claudō, p. 350 · dictionary scan

Roots

claudō, clausī, clausum Latin “to shut, close”

Related words

clause close closet conclude disclose enclose exclude exclusive include

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