"inconclusive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnkənˈkluːsɪv/ Forms: inconclusive [positive], more inconclusive [comparative], most inconclusive [superlative]
Etymology: in- + conclusive Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|in|conclusive}} in- + conclusive Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is inconclusive, it does not have a conclusion.
    Sense id: simple-inconclusive-en-adj-3VosBEwA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with in-
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