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Complete Definition of "peroration"

English

Etymology
Adopted from the L. perorare (“the winding up of a speech”).

Pronunciation
IPA|/pɛrɒ'reıʃǝn/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪʃǝn|-eɪʃǝn

Noun
en-noun

#The concluding section of a discourse, either written or verbal, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience.
#A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.

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