pursuit

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noun
  1. the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.

  2. an effort to secure or attain; quest: the pursuit of happiness.

  1. any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily: literary pursuits.

Origin of pursuit

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First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French purseute, from Vulgar Latin prōsequita (unrecorded), from Latin prōsecūta, feminine of prōsecūtus “followed,” past participle of prōsequī “to follow, continue”; see pursue

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pursuit

/ (pəˈsjuːt) /


noun
    • the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after

    • (as modifier): a pursuit plane

  1. an occupation, hobby, or pastime

  1. (in cycling) a race in which the riders set off at intervals along the track and attempt to overtake each other

Origin of pursuit

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C14: from Old French poursieute, from poursivre to prosecute, pursue

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