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perusal

[ puh-roo-zuhl ]

/ 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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What does “Indigenous” mean?

characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.

carried on abroad, or with other countries.

relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.

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Origin of perusal

First recorded in 1590–1600; peruse + -al²

OTHER WORDS FROM perusal

pre·pe·rus·al, adjectivere·pe·rus·al, noun

Words nearby perusal

Peru balsam, Peru Current, Perugia, Perugino, peruke, perusal, peruse, Perutz, Peruvian, Peruvian balsam, Peruvian bark

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Example sentences 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

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