Peroration (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

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)