con ‧ clu ‧ ding AC /kənˈkluːdɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ concluding , ↑ conclusive ≠ ↑ inconclusive ; verb : ↑ conclude ; noun : ↑ conclusion ; adverb : ↑ conclusively ≠ ↑ inconclusively ]
concluding remark/section/stage etc the last remark etc in an event or piece of writing:
the concluding section of Chapter 6
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■ the one that comes at the end
▪ last [only before noun] happening or existing at the end, with no others after:
What time does the last train leave?
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Our house is the last one on the right.
▪ final [only before noun] last in a series of actions, events, parts of a story etc:
It’s the final game of the championship tomorrow.
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the final scene of the film
▪ closing [only before noun] used about the last part of a long period of time, or of an event, book etc that has been exciting or interesting:
the closing years of the twentieth century
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Barnes scored the winning goal in the closing minutes of the game.
▪ concluding [only before noun] used about the last part of a piece of writing, a speech, or an organized event, that ends it in a definite way:
the concluding section of the report
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the judge’s concluding remarks
▪ penultimate /peˈnʌltəmət, peˈnʌltɪmət, pə-/ [only before noun] the one before the last one:
the penultimate chapter