perusal
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- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
/pəˈɹuːzl̩/
Definition of perusal
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
“Please find attached the relevant documents for your perusal.”
“Having therefore no assistance but from general grammar, I applied myself to the perusal of our writers;”
“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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noun
-
(countable, uncountable)The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
“Please find attached the relevant documents for your perusal.”
“Having therefore no assistance but from general grammar, I applied myself to the perusal of our writers;”
“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.”
- (countable, uncountable)The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
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Etymology
From peruse + -al.
Words you can make from perusal
192 playable · top: PLEURAS (9 pts)
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11 words5-letter words
54 words- APERS 7 pts
- APRES 7 pts
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4-letter words
69 words- ALPS 6 pts
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3-letter words
44 words- ALP 5 pts
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- SEL 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
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2-letter words
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