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Definition of Perused
1. peruse [v] - See also: peruse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perused
Literary usage of Perused
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Calendar of State Papers by Great Britain Public Record Office, John William Fortescue (1905)
"Mr. Cary and Mr. Hutcheson having perused Mr. ... I have perused the Acts of
Massachusetts passed between 27 May and 16 September, 1696. ..."
2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1826)
"... But I have perused the journals of both houses of parliament at the period of
her divorce, and there find it authentically ascertained, that so far from ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... and his seasonable writings, which were diligently circulated and eagerly
perused, contributed to unite and animate the orthodox party. ..."
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