单词 | perorational |
释义 | perorationaladj. Of, relating to a peroration; characteristic or suggestive of a peroration. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [adjective] > of concluding part of speech peroratory1795 perorational1868 perorative1894 peroratorical1927 1868 Spectator 1 Feb. 120 One of those desperate snatches at a perorational metaphor which always remind one of Mr. Toots's peroration at the wedding breakfast. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 May 1/2 It is not till we get to the speeches of Mr. Campbell and Mr. F. E. Smith that we find even a perorational reference to Tariff Reform as something which is ‘in sight’. 1960 Spectator 15 July 105 The first two pages of the opening essay are highly perorational. 1995 Hispanic Rev. 63 373 Orthodox critics are likely to be swayed by the prologue's perorational claim of inspired poetic insemination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1868 |
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