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CARD 5 OF 8

peroration

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

The concluding part of a speech, often emphatic or elaborate.

The speaker's peroration returned to the question raised at the start.

Dictionary practice example.

An overlong peroration weakened an otherwise concise talk.