different between observation vs perusal
observation
English
Etymology
From Middle English observacion, borrowed from Middle French observacion. Also a borrowing from French observation and a learned borrowing from Latin observ?ti?(n-).Morphologically observe +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bz??ve??(?)n/
- (General American) enPR: ?b'z?r-v??sh?n, -v?sh?n, IPA(key): /??bz??ve???n/, /-?ve??n?/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: ob?ser?va?tion
Noun
observation (countable and uncountable, plural observations)
- The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
- The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
- A remark or comment.
- 1734, Alexander Pope, Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men
- To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
- 1734, Alexander Pope, Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men
- A judgement based on observing.
- Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
- Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.
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See also
- observation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin observ?ti?. Synchronically analysable as observer +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.s??.va.sj??/
Noun
observation f (plural observations)
- observation
Further reading
- “observation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
observation (plural observationes)
- observation (something that has been observed)
- observation (act or process of observing)
- observation (regime under which a subject is routinely observed)
observation From the web:
- what observations did darwin make
- what observations characterize solar maximum
- what observation is the man in this comic making
- what observation led researchers to propose
- what observation did this geocentric model
- what did charles darwin observe
- what did darwin discover
- what did darwin research
perusal
English
Etymology
peruse +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???u?zl?/
- Rhymes: -u?z?l
Noun
perusal (countable and uncountable, plural perusals)
- The act of perusing; studying something carefully.
Usage notes
The word is considered outdated in modern English outside of India.
Related terms
- peruse
Translations
Anagrams
- epurals, serpula
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- what perusal means
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- what is perusal in tagalog
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- what does perusal mean in the dictionary
- what is perusal on ecitizen
- what is perusal in a sentence
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