Peroration

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The concluding part of an oration, in which the speaker recapitulates the principal points of his discourse or argument, and urges them with greater earnestness and force, with a view to make a deep impression on his hearers; hence, the conclusion of a speech, however constructed.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The concluding part of an oration; especially, a final summing up and enforcement of an argument.
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  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.
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  • noun. (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
  • noun. a flowery and highly rhetorical oration
    • Word Usage
    "None of this, including Ledeen’s peroration, is what it seems."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    close  closing  conclusion  end  ending  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Philippic  apostrophe  aria  declamation  disquisition  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    PS  Parthian shot  Z  addendum  address  
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