a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
2.
Rhetoric. the concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force.
Origin
1400-50;late Middle English < Latinperōrātiōn- (stem of perōrātiō) the closing of a speech. See perorate, -ion
And the long-awaited peroration of the finale is overwhelming.
He was not prone to extravagant gestures or loud peroration.
Mailer then delivered a five-minute peroration for himself, a short speech cauterizing with existential brilliance.
Permeating the entire peroration was a powerful sense of duty to his family.
His peroration was simply superb in matter and manner, and the whole house rose in long-sustained applause.
British Dictionary definitions for peroration
peroration
/ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃən/
noun
1.
(rhetoric) the conclusion of a speech or discourse, in which points made previously are summed up or recapitulated, esp with greater emphasis
Word Origin
C15: from Latin perōrātiō, from perōrāre, from per- (thoroughly) + orāre to speak
Word Origin and History for peroration
n.
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).