Definition of PERORATION

peroration

Meanings

Plural: perorations

Noun

  • a flowery and highly rhetorical oration
  • (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
    • "he summarized his main points in his peroration"
  • The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
  • A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin perōrō (“I speak at length, I conclude a speech”) (from per- (“very”) + ōrō (“I speak, I orate”) (English orate)) + -ation (“action (nominalizer)”) (from Latin -ātiō).

Scrabble Score: 12

peroration is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
peroration is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
peroration is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

peroration is a valid Words With Friends word