peroration
peroration
subs.
P. ἐπίλογος, ὁ (Aristotle).
subs.
P. ἐπίλογος, ὁ (Aristotle).
PERORATION
peroratio epilogus (formal): conclusio finis orationis (less formal).
peroratio epilogus (formal): conclusio finis orationis (less formal).
peroration: pĕrōrātio: ĕpĭlŏgus: Cic. Br. 33, fin. (ejus peroratio, qui epilogus dicitur): both terms are also used by Quint. (Inst. Or. 6, 1, "de peroratione," § 7); but peroratio is preferable, as being free from ambiguity. Other synonyms are, conclusio (orationis), Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 80: Quint. 6, 1, 1: and cumulus, Quint. ib. To deliver the p. of a speech, perorare, Quint. 11, 1, 61: but in Cic. = to bring a speech to an end; cf. id. Att. 4, 2, odio et strepitu senatus coactus est aliquando perorare (= to wind up).