PERUSAL
perusal, perusing, poring over, studying
(noun) reading carefully with intent to remember
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perusal (countable and uncountable, plural perusals)
The act of perusing; studying something carefully.
Usage notes
The word is considered outdated in modern English outside of India.
Anagrams
• epurals, serpula
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*rus"al, n. Etym: [From Peruse.]
1. The act of carefully viewing or examining. [R.] Tatler.
2. The act of reading, especially of reading through or with care. Woodward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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