peroration /pɛɹəˈɹeɪʃən/ noun2 •The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.This passage is virtually the peroration of the Ethics; the few paragraphs that follow are concerned with the transition to politics. — 1946 •A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.Nephew, what means this passionate discourse, This peroration with such circumstance? — 1591 formsperorations