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Definition of Perusal
1. Noun. Reading carefully with intent to remember.
Generic synonyms: Reading
Derivative terms: Peruse, Peruse, Study, Study
Definition of Perusal
1. n. The act of carefully viewing or examining.
Definition of Perusal
1. Noun. the act of perusing; studying something carefully ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perusal
1. the act of perusing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perusal
Literary usage of Perusal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1814)
"A short statement of the Sentiments of some respectable Protestant Writers, on
the unrestricted perusal of the Scriptures : V. Some observations on the ..."
2. Philosophical Magazine (1830)
"Gentlemen, ~\7"OUR insertion in the Philosophical Magazine of the fol- ••*• lowing
notices, occasioned by the perusal of Mr. Bab- ..."
3. The Works of Hannah More by Hannah More (1835)
"To do this, we must attend to the progress of English literature, and make a
comparison between him and his predecessors. promiscuous perusal. ..."
4. Reminiscences of Charles Butler, Esq., of Lincoln's-Inn by Charles Butler (1822)
"... this article of the discipline of their church had been greatly misrepresented,—their
restrictions on the perusal of the bible immoderately exaggerated, ..."
5. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"POPULAR NATURAL HISTORY1 WE have to congratulate the publishers of this fine
volume on its appearance, for, on a cartful perusal, it strikes us as very ..."
6. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1873)
"... but is the collection of his correspondence intended solely for the private
perusal of the several friends to whom these letters were addressed. ..."
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