concludenti

Concludenti is a plural form in Italian derived from the adjective concludente, meaning "concluding" or "final." In ordinary Italian, concludente describes something that serves to close or finalize, such as a concluding sentence, a closing remark, or a final section of a document. The masculine plural concludenti can function as an adjective in agreement with a plural noun, for example, passaggi concludenti (concluding passages). In some contexts, concludenti can also be used as a rare substantive to refer to the concluding elements of a text or argument—the closing parts of a discussion—though in everyday usage Italians would more commonly use terms like conclusioni or frasi finali.

Etymology: concludente comes from Latin concludere, meaning "to close" or "to conclude." The Italian form passes through the Latin present participle concludent- to become concludente, with the plural concludenti for masculine plural use.

Usage notes: The form concludenti is mainly a grammatical inflection. In contemporary Italian, speakers typically prefer more direct terms such as "conclusioni" (conclusions) or "frasi finali" (final phrases) when referring to the end parts of a discourse. The substantive use of concludenti to denote closing arguments or sections appears only in specialized or theoretical contexts and is not a dominant everyday usage.

See also: concludere, concludente, conclusione, frasi finali.