peroration
Americannoun
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a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
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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.
noun
Other Word Forms
- perorational adjective
- perorative adjective
- peroratorical adjective
- peroratorically adverb
- peroratory noun
Etymology
Origin of peroration
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin perōrātiōn- (stem of perōrātiō ) the closing of a speech. See perorate, -ion
Example Sentences
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Before Churchill told the British in his celebrated peroration that "we shall never surrender," he had not spared them from the truth that they had suffered a "colossal military disaster".
From BBC
He was the very archetype of a Supreme Court orator, engaging in booming perorations and lightning-fast exchanges with the judges.
From BBC
Frank came to the stage with a detailed two-page peroration and zero intention of editing what he had to say.
From Salon
I did not see Lillard’s peroration live on TV but a day later, on Twitter, where it played in heavy rotation, accompanied by sentiments like “class act” and “no better role model.”
From New York Times
“Greetings, conversationalists across the fruited plain,” he began in one of his stream-of-consciousness perorations from the bunker, an American flag dangling in the corner.
From New York Times
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