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- pronunciation:
- pe
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shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points.
When the prosecutor reached her peroration, she knew she had already won over the jury. |
| definition 2: |
a highly rhetorical, flowery, or bombastic speech or manner of speaking.
- similar words:
- oration
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| related words: |
closure |
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| derivation: |
perorational (adj.) |
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