peroration

n.

[L. peroratio, fr. perorate, peroratum, to speak from beginning to end; per + orate to speak. See Per-, and Oration.]
(Rhet.) The concluding part of an oration; especially, a final summing up and enforcement of an argument. Burke.

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peroration [pe‐rŏ‐ray‐shŭn], the conclusion of a formal speech (or written argument), in which the previous points are summed up in a forceful appeal to the audience; or any formal and impassioned speech, in its entirety.

verb: perorate.

Adjective: perorationalor perorative.

See also epilogue.

concluding part of a discourse; a highly rhetorical speech

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The explosion of an oratorical rocket. It dazzles, but to an observer having the wrong kind of nose its most conspicuous peculiarity is the smell of the several kinds of powder used in preparing it.

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IN BRIEF: The concluding part of a speech with a summary of the main points. Also: A rhetorical or bombastic speech or manner of speaking.

The diplomat summarized his main points in his peroration.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slutningsafsnit af tale

Français (French)
n. - péroraison

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlußwort

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατακλείδα (αγόρευσης)

Italiano (Italian)
perorazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - peroração (f)

Русский (Russian)
заключительная часть выступления, разглагольствование

Español (Spanish)
n. - perorata

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avslutning (av tal), längre anförande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
结束语, 演讲, 高谈阔论

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 結束語, 演講, 高談闊論

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 열변적인 연설의 결론(을 맺음)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 締めくくりの部分, 結び, 冗長な演説

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮החלק המסכם (בנאום)‬

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