Perusal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perusal \Pe*rus"al\, n. [From {Peruse}.]
     1. The act of carefully viewing or examining. [R.] --Tatler.
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     2. The act of reading, especially of reading through or with
        care. --Woodward.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  perusal
       n : reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusing},
           {poring over}, {studying}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "perusal":
     application, boning, brainwork, check, conning, contemplation,
     cram, cramming, drill, engrossment, examination, exercise,
     extensive study, grind, grinding, headwork, inspection,
     lucubration, mental labor, overhaul, overhauling, perlustration,
     practice, quality control, reading, restudy, restudying, review,
     run-through, scan, scanning, scrutiny, study, studying, subject,
     survey, swotting, visitation, wide reading