perusal

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English

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Etymology

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From peruse +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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perusal (countable and uncountable, plural perusals)

  1. The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
    1. Studying something carefully; a careful study.
      Please find attached the relevant documents for your perusal.
      • 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad[1]:
        These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.
    2. Giving something a cursory scan; a cursory scan.

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See peruse § Usage notes.

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