Meaning of peroration in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃən/

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  1. Noun

    peroration

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Latin peroratio(n-), from perorare‘speak at length’ (see perorate)

    Definitions

    1. a flowery and highly rhetorical oration

    Derived terms

  2. 2. (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration

    Examples

    • « he summarized his main points in his peroration »

    Derived terms

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