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con·clude

 (kən-klo͞od′)
v. con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing, con·cludes
v.tr.
1. To bring to an end; close: concluded the rally with the national anthem. See Synonyms at complete.
2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement): conclude a peace treaty.
3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent. See Synonyms at decide.
4. Obsolete To confine; enclose.
v.intr.
1. To come to an end; close: The show concluded with a dance routine.
2. To come to a decision or agreement: The committee concluded on a course of action.

[Middle English concluden, from Latin conclūdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + claudere, to close.]

con·clud′er n.
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concluding

(kənˈkluːdɪŋ)
adj
final: the serial's concluding episode.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.concluding - occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
closing - final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"
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concluding

adjective
Coming after all others:
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Translations

concluding

[kənˈkluːdɪŋ] ADJfinal
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concluding

[kənˈkluːdɪŋ] adj [remarks, comments, section, paragraph] → final(e)
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concluding

adj remarks, wordsabschließend, Schluss-; concluding bars/linesSchlusstakte/-zeilen pl; the concluding stages of the tournamentdie letzten Durchgänge des Turniers
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concluding

[kənˈkluːdɪŋ] adj (remarks etc) → conclusivo/a, finale
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