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pursuit
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[pəˈsjuːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the action of pursuing someone or something
(e.g: the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird)
- an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one
(e.g: a whole range of leisure pursuits)
Phrases:
- give pursuit
Origin
:
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’
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