peroration C2+ Topic:Communication US /pɛɹəˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #486866 Meanings 1 noun the concluding section of an oration They summarized the main points in their peroration. 2 noun A discourse or rhetorical argument in general. Nephew, what means this passionate discourse, This peroration with such circumstance? Thesaurus Word family Derived forms perorational Related forms oration Etymology From Latin perōrō (“to speak at length, to conclude a speech”) (from per- (“very”) + ōrō (“to speak, to orate”) (English orate)) + -ation (“action (nominalizer)”) (from Latin -ātiō). Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # peroration **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɛɹəˈɹeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 486866 ## Meanings 1. the concluding section of an oration 2. A discourse or rhetorical argument in general. ## Examples - They summarized the main points in their peroration. - Nephew, what means this passionate discourse, This peroration with such circumstance? ## Derived Forms - perorational ## Related Forms - oration ## Etymology From Latin perōrō (“to speak at length, to conclude a speech”) (from per- (“very”) + ōrō (“to speak, to orate”) (English orate)) + -ation (“action (nominalizer)”) (from Latin -ātiō). ## Topics - Communication markdown