Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perusal

/pəˈɹuːzl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: pe-rusal
IPA: /pəˈɹuːzl̩/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English peruse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English perusal From peruse + -al.

Usage

Inflected Forms

perusals (plural)

Derived Forms

reperusal

Synonyms

perusing poring over studying

Rhymes With

refusal recusal musil kruzel neuzil ouzel ousel

Questions

How do you pronounce perusal?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹuːzl̩/.
What does perusal mean?: The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
Where does perusal come from?: Etymology tree English peruse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English perusal From peruse + -al.

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