Antonyms for peroration

Grammar : Noun

Spell : per-uh-rey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɛr əˈreɪ ʃən

Definition of peroration

Origin : mid-15c., from Latin perorationem (nominative peroratio) "the ending of a speech or argument of a case," from past participle stem of perorare "argue a case to the end, bring a speech to a close," from per- "to the end" (see per) + orare "to speak, plead" (see orator).

As in swan song : noun final performance
As in talk : noun speech, address to group
As in utterance : noun revelation
As in recapitulation : noun summary that repeats
As in epilogue : noun afterword
As in finale : noun ending of an event

Example sentences :

The peroration was magnificent, though difficult to remember, you know.
Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad

You may parody the great statesman's peroration, and say, 'Where the King cannot enter, he can.'
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

"—For the defence of the country," the Judge concluded his peroration.
Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford

He felt anew what he had felt and seen, and he could not give any verve to the peroration of his sermon.
Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes

When I began to listen to the speech again Gorman had reached his peroration.
Extract from : « Gossamer » by George A. Birmingham

His arm remained extended aloft as if to sustain his peroration.
Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry

I can only give some few sentences taken at haphazard from the peroration.
Extract from : « The Pools of Silence » by H. de Vere Stacpoole

Ravished by the vision, he proceeded to write and rewrite the peroration.
Extract from : « A Modern Idyll » by Frank Harris

It is his notion of freedom, and at once the exordium and peroration of his eloquence.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith

And three shots served as peroration to this energetic answer.
Extract from : « The Trapper's Daughter » by Gustave Aimard

Synonyms for peroration

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