Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CON-CLU'SION, n. [s as z. L. conclusio.]

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. – Eccles. xii.
3. Determination; final decision; as, 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.] – Bacon.
6. Confinement of the thoughts; silence. [Not used.] – Shak.