1. The concluding part of a speech, typically a summary or emotional appeal delivered with force or eloquence.
Usage: formal; often used in rhetoric and public speaking contexts
2. A lengthy, grandiloquent speech or discourse.
Usage: often implies excessive length or bombastic style

Examples

• The senator's peroration moved the audience to tears as she summarized her key arguments.
• His peroration lasted nearly ten minutes, recapping every point he had made during the debate.
• The lawyer's powerful peroration convinced the jury to rule in her client's favor.
• She ended her presentation with a stirring peroration about the importance of education.
• The speaker's peroration was so bombastic that some audience members rolled their eyes.
• In classical rhetoric, the peroration was considered the most crucial part of an oration.