"perusal" meaning in English

See perusal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pəˈɹuːzl̩/ Forms: perusals [plural]
Rhymes: -uːzəl Etymology: From peruse + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|peruse|al}} peruse + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perusal (countable and uncountable, plural perusals)
  1. The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
    Studying something carefully; a careful study.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (studying something carefully): изучаване (izučavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tutkiminen (Finnish), huolellinen lukeminen (Finnish), μελετώ προσεκτικά (meletó prosektiká) (Greek), lestur [masculine] (Icelandic), pellectiō [feminine] (Latin), рассмотре́ние (rassmotrénije) [neuter] (Russian), рассма́тривание (rassmátrivanije) [neuter] (Russian), осмо́тр (osmótr) [masculine] (Russian), прочте́ние (pročténije) [neuter] (Russian), чте́ние (čténije) (english: reading) [neuter] (Russian), изуче́ние (izučénije) (english: study) [neuter] (Russian), иссле́дование (isslédovanije) (english: research) [neuter] (Russian), перлюстра́ция (perljustrácija) [feminine] (Russian), escrutinio [masculine] (Spanish), lectura atenta [feminine] (Spanish), lectura cuidadosa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-perusal-en-noun-oALJKD2p Disambiguation of 'studying something carefully': 99 1
  2. The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
    Giving something a cursory scan; a cursory scan.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-perusal-en-noun-pODh2DzG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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