- perorational
- adjective see peroration
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
perorational
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perorational — See peroration. * * * … Universalium
perorational — per·ora·tion·al … English syllables
perorational — adjective see peroration … Useful english dictionary
peroration — perorational, perorative, adj. peroratorical /peuh rawr euh tawr i keuhl, ror euh tor /, adj. peroratorically, adv. peroratory /peuh rawr euh tawr ee, tohr ee, ror /, n. /per euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. a long speech characterized by lofty and often… … Universalium
peroration — noun Etymology: Middle English peroracyon, from Latin peroration , peroratio, from perorare Date: 15th century 1. the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration 2. a highly rhetorical speech • perorational adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
peroration — [per΄ə rā′shən] n. [L peroratio < peroratus, pp. of perorare < per, through + orare, to pray, speak: see ORATION] 1. the concluding part of a speech, in which there is a summing up and emphatic recapitulation 2. a high flown or bombastic… … English World dictionary
