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PERORATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
Example:
he summarized his main points in his peroration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("peroration" is a kind of...):
close; closing; conclusion; end; ending (the last section of a communication)
Domain category:
rhetoric (study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking))
Holonyms ("peroration" is a part of...):
oration (an instance of oratory)
Derivation:
perorate (conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A flowery and highly rhetorical oration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("peroration" is a kind of...):
oration (an instance of oratory)
Derivation:
perorate (deliver an oration in grandiloquent style)
