Word of the day: peroration

The word of the day is peroration:
< classical Latin perōrātiōn-, perōrātiō concluding part of a speech, summing up < perōrāt-, past participial stem of perōrāre (see perorate v.) + -iō-ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French †péroration concluding part of a speech (1506; now replaced by péroraison (1671))

 
1. A speech, a discourse, an address; a rhetorical passage or speech. Also (occas.) as a mass noun: speech, discourse.  
2. A concluding part of a speech or written discourse which sums up the content; a rhetorical conclusion, esp. one intended to rouse the audience. (OED)

"Much of his address bore the earmarks of an extended column from the Sunday Times - a factually specific condensation of the first decade of the twenty-first century - plus a peroration specific to the occasion.  'The most important part of being a commencement speaker is to recognize that you are the last thing standing between a graduating class and some much deserved fun', he observed. 'So savor the day, the night, and even the morning after.'  Then, heeding his own wisdom, he got out of the way."

 - Mark Singer, "Pomp and circumstance", 6 June 2011 The New Yorker