Peroration
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɛɹəˈɹeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Peroration is a noun meaning A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.
Meaning
A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
Nephew, what means this passionate discourse, This peroration with such circumstance?
This passage is virtually the peroration of the Ethics; the few paragraphs that follow are concerned with the transition to politics.
His peroration, to which, he [JD Vance] said, he had given much thought, would feature, for his mic drop, a pearl of wisdom from “the great prophet and statesman” Richard Milhous Nixon.
The young man achieved perfect timing, for the last word of his peroration coincided with the muffled clap of the doors closing, after having launched the coffin onto the rails of a subterranean railway.
Word Forms
- perorations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outroduction, postamble, epilogue, conclusion, enumeration, wrap-up.
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