peroration
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- noun
- /ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃən/
- Formal
- In David Cameron's peroration to the assembled reactionaries, one of a string of bigoted conceits was a reference to Britain as a "buccaneering" nation.
Examples
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As her husband was winding up this peroration, Min-Sun smiled in a way that might as easily have been sad as serene.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Joe listened patiently, awaiting the point of this peroration, but Sammy seemed to have lost the thread."
Fiction book (2002) -
But the most disturbing passage of his speech was also the most eloquent: the peroration at the end.
Blog text (2) -
In a moving peroration, Johnson concludes his chapter: "... she is silenced and stripped of her power."
Academic text (2003) -
A president who intends to commit the United States to a policy of negotiating the abolition of nuclear weapons would not announce the fact in answer to a question at a press conference or in the peroration of some speech on an unrelated subject.
Academic text (2000) -
In a moving peroration, Johnson concludes his chapter: "... she is silenced and stripped of her power."
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Reagan ended his speech with his "shining city upon a hill" peroration, a vision of the sunny uplands of America's future.
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On this subject, he delivered a truly energized peroration that inspired the audience.
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Etymology
Peroration comes from the Latin parts per- meaning 'through' and orare meaning 'to speak', and it is related to oration and orator, words about speaking. So a peroration is the part at the end of a speech that 'speaks through' to the finish and gives a strong, final ending that brings the ideas together.