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PERORATION
peroration
(noun) (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; “he summarized his main points in his peroration”
peroration
(noun) a flowery and highly rhetorical oration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peroration (countable and uncountable, plural perorations)
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.
A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.
Source: Wiktionary
Per`o*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. peroratio, fr. perorate, peroratum, to speak from beginning to end; per + orate to speak. See Per-, and Oration.] (Rhet.)
Definition: The concluding part of an oration; especially, a final summing up and enforcement of an argument. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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