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pur⋅suit
[per-soot] 
–noun
| 1. | the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox. |
| 2. | an effort to secure or attain; quest: the pursuit of happiness. |
| 3. | any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily: literary pursuits. |
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| pur·suit (pər-sōōt') n.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman pursuite, from pursure, to pursue; see pursue.] |
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Pursuit
Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See Pursue, v. t.]1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy. --Clarendon. Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak. 2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure. 3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit. 4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.] That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court. --Fuller. Curve of pursuit (Geom.), a curve described by a point which is at each instant moving towards a second point, which is itself moving according to some specified law.
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Language Translation for : pursuit
Spanish:
persecución,
German:
die Verfolgung,
Japanese:
追跡
pursuit
c.1380, "persecution," from Anglo-Fr. purseute, from O.Fr. porsuite (1326), from porsivre (see pursue). Meaning "action of pursuit" attested from 1412; sense of "one's profession, recreation, etc." first recorded 1529.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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