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peroration noun [ pɛrəˈreɪʃ(ə)n ]

• 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 remarks, conclusion, ending, close, final section, summation, summing-up, recapitulation, reiteration, recap, recapping,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin peroratio(n- ), from perorare ‘speak at length’ (see perorate).


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