peroration

UK: /ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃən/ US: /ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃən/ ,(per′ə rā′shən)

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per•o•ra•tion /ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃən/   n. [countable]

1. Rhetoric the end part of a speech;
   a conclusion that reminds the listeners of the principal points.

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per•o•ra•tion  (per′ə rā′shən), n. 

1. Rhetoric a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
2. Rhetoric the concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force.

• Latin perōrātiōn- (stem of perōrātiō) the closing of a speech. See perorate, -ion
• 1400–50; late Middle English

per′o•ra′tion•al, per′o•ra′tive, adj. 
per•or•a•tor•i•cal  (pə rôr′ə tôr′i kəl, -ror′ə tor′-), adj.  per•or′a•tor′i•cal•ly, adv. 
per•or•a•to•ry  (pə rôr′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, -ror′-), n. 

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peroration / ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃən/ noun

1. the conclusion of a speech or discourse, in which points made previously are summed up or recapitulated, esp with greater emphasis

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin perōrātiō, from perōrāre, from per- (thoroughly) + orāre to speak