per‧o‧ra‧tion /ˌperəˈreɪʃ
ən/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: peroratio, from perorare 'to make a long speech, come to the end of a speech']
1. technical the last part of a speech, in which the main points are repeated
2. formal a long speech that sounds impressive but does not have much meaning
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