perlection

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/pəˈlɛkʃən/

noun

the reading through of something.

OriginLatin perlēctiō →
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Meanings

nounperlection (plural perlections)

plural perlections

  1. the reading through of something.

    When the perlection of the Koran had been accomplished, the cloth was laid and all manner of meats and necessary things were brought.

    1923, Edward Powys Mathers, transl., The Thousand Nights and One Night

Origin

  1. Latinperlēctiō“the act of reading through”
  2. Englishperlection

From Latin perlēctiō (“the act of reading through”), from perlegō (“read through”), from per (“through”) + legō (“read”).

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APA

perlection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlection

MLA

“perlection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlection. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perlection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlection.

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