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perusal

[puh-roo-zuhl]

Origin

noun

a reading: a perusal of the current books.

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

Origin:
1590–1600; peruse + -al²

Related forms

pre·pe·rus·al, adjective

re·pe·rus·al, noun

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World English Dictionary

peruse (pəˈruːz)

—vb
1.	to read or examine with care; study
2.	to browse or read through in a leisurely way

[C15 (meaning: to use up): from per- (intensive) + use]

pe'rusal

—n

pe'ruser

—n

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Word Origin & History

perusal

c.1600, from peruse.

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"Books that have become classics—books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal—always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay."

-T.B. Aldrich

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