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Word: Pursuit
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French purseute ‘following after’, from pursuer (see pursue). Early senses included ‘persecution, annoyance’ and in legal contexts ‘petition, prosecution’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈsjuːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of pursuing someone or something
Short Definition:action of pursuing
Examples:- the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird
- those whose business is the pursuit of knowledge
Definition:
an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one
Short Definition:recreational or sporting activity
Examples:- a whole range of leisure pursuits
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