HyperDic: peroration

English > 2 senses of the word peroration:
NOUNcommunicationperorationa flowery and highly rhetorical oration
communicationperoration(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
English > peroration: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA flowery and highly rhetorical oration.
BroaderorationAn instance of oratory
Verbsperoratedeliver an oration in grandiloquent style
English > peroration: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration.
Example"he summarized his main points in his peroration"
Categoryrhetoricstudy of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
Part oforationAn instance of oratory
Broaderconclusion, end, close, closing, endingThe last section of a communication
Spanishperoración, perorata
Verbsperorateconclude a speech with a formal recapitulation

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