peroration
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or…The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
Zusammenfassung, Redeschluss
(countable, uncountable)A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.
- (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
- a flowery and highly rhetorical oration
Translations
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Origin
From Latin perōrō (“to speak at length, to conclude a speech”) (from per- (“very”) + ōrō (From Latin perōrō (“to speak at length, to conclude a speech”) (from per- (“very”) + ōrō (“to speak, to orate”) (English orate)) + -ation (“action (nominalizer)”) (from Latin -ātiō).
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Forms
plural: perorations| Singular | peroration |
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Word family
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