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   peroration

   /ˌpɛrəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the concluding part of a speech, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm in the audience: "he again invoked the theme in an emotional peroration" Similar closing remarksconclusionendingclosefinal sectionsummationsumming-uprecapitulationreiterationinformal:recaprecapping

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin peroratio(n-), from perorare ‘speak at length’ (see perorate).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

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   • E

     1

   • R

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   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

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   • T

     1

   • I

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   • O

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   • N

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