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perlustration

/pɜːlʌˈstɹeɪʃən/

perlustration noun: the action or fact of perlustrating.

Noun

perlustration (countable and uncountable, plural perlustrations)

  1. the action or fact of perlustrating
  2. thorough examination of a document or of correspondence
    • Yes, after a thorough perlustration of the loot that Andron and Niagarushka had obtained from the Queen's rosewood writing desk (mostly bills, and treasured snapshots, and those silly medals) a letter from the King did turn up.1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

Forms of perlustration

pluralperlustrations

Origin of perlustration

From perlustrate.

Questions about perlustration

What does perlustration mean?
Perlustration means the action or fact of perlustrating.
What part of speech is perlustration?
Perlustration is a noun.
How do you pronounce perlustration?
Perlustration is pronounced /pɜːlʌˈstɹeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of perlustration?
The plural of perlustration is perlustrations.

Words near perlustration in the dictionary

  1. perlucins
  2. perlustrate
  3. perlustrated
  4. perlustrates
  5. perlustrating
  6. perlustration
  7. perlustrations
  8. perlustrator
  9. perlustrators
  10. perlustrin
  11. perlèche

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