perusal

[ puh-roo-zuhl ]
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noun
  1. a reading: a perusal of the current books.

  2. the act of perusing; survey; scrutiny: A more careful perusal yields this conclusion.

Origin of perusal

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; peruse + -al2

Other words from perusal

  • pre·pe·rus·al, adjective
  • re·pe·rus·al, noun

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