nonconclusion

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noun

The absence of a conclusion, or one that is inadequate or useless.

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Meanings

nounnonconclusion (usually uncountable, plural nonconclusions)

plural nonconclusions

  1. uncountableusuallyThe absence of a conclusion, or one that is inadequate or useless.

    Most strike the same ominously breathless tone, and all reach the same vague nonconclusions.

    2008 February 6, Neil Genzlinger, “Otherworldly Phenomena: Explainable? You Decide”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + conclusion.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nonconclusion

conclusionfusioninclusionconfusionexclusiondiffusionintrusionillusioninfusiontransfusionextrusiondelusionocclusionBelarusianseclusioneffusionallusionprofusionprotrusiondisillusionmalocclusionpreclusioncontusionVenusian
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Cite this entry
APA

nonconclusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconclusion

MLA

“nonconclusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconclusion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonconclusion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconclusion.

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