"perscrutation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəːskɹuːˈteɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: perscrutations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin perscrūtātiō, from the past participle stem of perscrūtor. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|perscrūtātiō}} Latin perscrūtātiō Head templates: {{en-noun}} perscrutation (plural perscrutations)
  1. (rare) A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-perscrutation-en-noun-TkftZLlL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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