perusal

English

Etymology

peruse + -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈɹuːzl̩/
  • Rhymes: -uːzəl

Noun

perusal (countable and uncountable, plural perusals)

  1. The act of perusing; studying something carefully.
    Please find attached the relevant documents for your perusal.
    • 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
      These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.

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