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Peroration Definition & Meaning

peroration
noun
  1. a flowery and highly rhetorical oration
  2. (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"

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Frequently asked questions

What does peroration mean?
a flowery and highly rhetorical oration (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"
What part of speech is peroration?
Peroration is a noun.
How many definitions does peroration have?
Peroration has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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