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perusal

[ puh-roo-zuh l ]

/ pəˈru zəl /

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noun

a reading: a perusal of the current books.

the act of perusing; survey; scrutiny: A more careful perusal yields this conclusion.

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RELATED WORDS

inspection, survey, examination, research

Nearby words

peru balsam, peru current, perugia, perugino, peruke, perusal, peruse, perutz, perutz, max ferdinand, peruvian, peruvian balsam

Origin of perusal

First recorded in 1590–1600; peruse + -al²

Related formspre·pe·rus·al, adjectivere·pe·rus·al, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for perusal

But a perusal of the code shows employees ignored protections already in place.
Murdoch's Judgment Day||July 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
What countenance did she put on at the perusal of my letter?
The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
When we had saluted him, we sat down to the perusal of our mails.
Long Live the King|Guy Boothby
The perusal of this remark induced Mrs. Hemans to write her pathetic little poem which has the Italian epitaph for its title.
The Bront Family, Vol. 2 of 2|Francis A. Leyland

I cannot refrain from expressing the satisfaction and pleasure I derived from the perusal of your Worcester speech.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
I cannot express to you the satisfaction which I received from its perusal.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson