peroration
/ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃən/
noun
- The concluding part of a speech, often with a summary and a strong emotional appeal.
- In his peroration, the coach reminded the team of all they had overcome.
- She ended her lecture with a powerful peroration about the importance of kindness.
- The senator's peroration moved many in the audience to tears.
- A long, grand, or overly dramatic speech or piece of writing.
- The graduation speech turned into a peroration that bored the students.
- His email was less a request and more a peroration about the state of the office.
- After an hour of peroration, the politician finally sat down.
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