"inconclusible" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more inconclusible [comparative], most inconclusible [superlative]
Etymology: in- + conclusive + -ible Etymology templates: {{confix|en|in|conclusive|ible}} in- + conclusive + -ible Head templates: {{en-adj}} inconclusible (comparative more inconclusible, superlative most inconclusible)
  1. (rare) Having no conclusion; unfinished. Tags: rare

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          "ref": "1996, Robert Lehman Lectures on Contemporary Art - Issue 1, page 150",
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