perusal

Definition

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

Etymology

From peruse + -al.

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."