"perusal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈɹuːzl̩/ Forms: perusals [plural]
Rhymes: -uːzəl Etymology: peruse + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|peruse|al}} peruse + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perusal (countable and uncountable, plural perusals)
  1. The act of perusing; studying something carefully. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: peruse 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-3z8G7F8O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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