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conclusive

/kənˈkluːsɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
con-clu-sive
IPA
/kənˈkluːsɪv/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a conclusion.

adj

Providing an end to something; decisive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French conclusif, from Late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclūsīvē (“conclusively”), from past participle of concludere.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: conclusif, conclusivus, conclūsīvē

Inflected Forms

more conclusive (comparative) most conclusive (superlative)

Derived Forms

conclusively conclusiveness inconclusive nonconclusive unconclusive

Phrases

conclusive presumption final and conclusive

Rhymes With

exclusive inclusive abusive elusive intrusive conducive inconclusive reclusive unobtrusive obtrusive illusive allusive

Questions

How do you pronounce conclusive?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈkluːsɪv/.
What does conclusive mean?
Pertaining to a conclusion.
Where does conclusive come from?
It is traced to French.

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