how to pronounce peroration

/ˌpɛɹ.əɹˈɛɪ.ʃən/

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peroration is pronounced in four syllables

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pɛɹəɹɛɪʃən

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An example use of peroration in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… his rather lengthy peroration there that …”

meanings of peroration

noun:

  1. 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.
  2. A discourse or rhetorical argument in general.

peroration frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word peroration occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics peroration can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that peroration can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

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