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The word is considered outdated in modern English outside of India.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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