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concluding

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con·clude  (kn-kld)
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 reach a decision or form an opinion about. See Synonyms at decide.
4. To arrive at (a logical conclusion or end) by the process of reasoning; infer on the basis of convincing evidence: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent.
5. Obsolete To confine; enclose.
v.intr.
1. To come to an end; close.
2. To come to a decision or agreement.

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

con·cluder n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
Translations
Spanish concluding [kənˈkluːdɪŋ] adj [remarks etc] → final
French concluding [kənˈkluːdɪŋ] adj [remarks etc] → final(e)
German concluding [kənˈkluːdɪŋ] adj [remarks etc] → abschließend, Schluss-
Italian concluding [kənˈkluːdɪŋ] adj [remarks etc] → conclusivo/a, finale

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Yet somehow I feel depressed when I read it, for I seem now to have grown twice as old as I was when I penned its concluding lines.
I cannot but regret, now that I am concluding my story, how little I am able to contribute to the discussion of the many debatable questions which are still unsettled.
Catherine's countenance fell, and in a voice of most sincere concern she echoed Miss Tilney's concluding words, "By the end of another week
 
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