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pursuit

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noun

the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.

an effort to secure or attain; quest: the pursuit of happiness.

any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily: literary pursuits.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French purseute ≪ Vulgar Latin *prōsequita for Latin prōsecūta, feminine of prōsecūtus, past participle of prōsequī to pursue; compare suit

Synonyms
1. chase, hunt. 2. search. 3. activity, preoccupation, inclination.

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pursuit (pəˈsjuːt)

—n
1.	a. the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after
	b. (as modifier): a pursuit plane
2.	an occupation, hobby, or pastime
3.	(in cycling) a race in which the riders set off at intervals along the track and attempt to overtake each other

[C14: from Old French poursieute, from poursivre to prosecute,pursue]

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Word Origin & History

pursuit

late 14c., "persecution," from Anglo-Fr. purseute, from O.Fr. porsuite (early 14c.), from porsivre (see pursue). Meaning "action of pursuit" attested from early 15c.; sense of "one's profession, recreation, etc." first recorded 1520s.

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