Peroration - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌperəˈreɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word peroration
Brit.  |perəˈreɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word peroration

noun

- a flowery and highly rhetorical oration
- (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
he summarized his main points in his peroration

Extra examples

We sat through a lengthy peroration on the evils of the government's policies.

...gave an eloquent peroration celebrating the nation's long tradition of religious tolerance and pluralism...

At other times, his peroration contains more elevated sentiments.

Word forms

noun
singular: peroration
plural: perorations
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