peroration
a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
Rhetoric. the concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force.
Origin of peroration
1Other words from peroration
- per·o·ra·tion·al, per·o·ra·tive, adjective
- per·or·a·tor·i·cal [puh-rawr-uh-tawr-i-kuhl, -ror-uh-tor-], /pəˌrɔr əˈtɔr ɪ kəl, -ˌrɒr əˈtɒr-/, adjective
- per·or·a·tor·i·cal·ly, adverb
- per·or·a·to·ry [puh-rawr-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -ror-], /pəˈrɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈrɒr-/, noun
Words that may be confused with peroration
- oration, peroration
Words Nearby peroration
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How to use peroration in a sentence
Then Paterno adroitly brought matters to a crisis in a bold peroration which changed the whole scene.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanSo it came that I struggled to my crutches and broke rudely in on Perry Thomas's peroration.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydMr Aldis counselled him not to learn his speeches, but to write out and commit to memory certain passages and the peroration.
I was very much in earnest, and I waited with nervous trepidation to see the effect of my peroration.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontOrso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
Columba | Prosper Merimee
British Dictionary definitions for peroration
/ (ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃən) /
rhetoric the conclusion of a speech or discourse, in which points made previously are summed up or recapitulated, esp with greater emphasis
Origin of peroration
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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