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/peuh rooh"zeuhl/, n.1. a reading: a perusal of the current books.2. the act of perusing; survey; scrutiny: A more careful perusal yields this conclusion.[1590-1600; PERUSE + -AL2]
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Perusal — Pe*rus al, n. [From {Peruse}.] 1. The act of carefully viewing or examining. [R.] Tatler. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of reading, especially of reading through or with care. Woodward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perusal — I noun analysis, attention, close reading, contemplation, discovery, examination, inquiry, inspection, investigation, reading, review, scrutiny, study, survey II index analysis, discovery, examination (study) … Law dictionary
perusal — c.1600, from PERUSE (Cf. peruse) + AL (Cf. al) (2) … Etymology dictionary
perusal — [pə ro͞o′zəl] n. the act or an instance of perusing … English World dictionary
perusal — [[t]pəru͟ːz(ə)l[/t]] N UNCOUNT: also a N Perusal of something such as a letter, article, or document is the action of reading it. [FORMAL] Peter Cooke undertook to send each of us a sample contract for perusal... A perusal of the letters which we … English dictionary
perusal — peruse ► VERB formal ▪ read or examine thoroughly or carefully. DERIVATIVES perusal noun peruser noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense use up, wear out : perhaps from PER (Cf. ↑per ) + USE(Cf. ↑use) … English terms dictionary
perusal — noun see peruse … New Collegiate Dictionary
perusal — noun the act of perusing; studying something carefully See Also: peruse … Wiktionary
Perusal — Внимательное чтение (при корректуре) … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
perusal — Synonyms and related words: application, boning, brainwork, check, conning, contemplation, cram, cramming, drill, engrossment, examination, exercise, extensive study, grind, grinding, headwork, inspection, lucubration, mental labor, overhaul,… … Moby Thesaurus
