perusal

pe·rus·al

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puh-roo-zuh l]
- /pəˈru zəl/
- /pəˈruːz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-roo-zuh l]
- /pəˈru zəl/

Definitions of perusal word

noun perusal a reading: a perusal of the current books. 1
noun perusal the act of perusing; survey; scrutiny: A more careful perusal yields this conclusion. 1
noun perusal attentive reading 1
uncountable noun perusal Perusal of something such as a letter, article, or document is the action of reading it. 0
noun perusal the act or an instance of perusing 0

See all 5 definitions of perusal

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Origin of perusal

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; peruse + -al2

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Parts of speech for Perusal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Perusal

perusal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for perusal

noun perusal

apercu — outline
apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
biopsy — A biopsy is the removal and examination of fluids or tissue from a patient's body in order to discover why they are ill.
blue book — A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics.
book learning — knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience

All 17 Synonyms of perusal