perlustration

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/pɜːlʌˈstɹeɪʃən/

noun

the action or fact of perlustrating

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Meanings

nounperlustration (countable and uncountable, plural perlustrations)

plural perlustrations

  1. countableuncountablethe action or fact of perlustrating
  2. countableuncountablethorough 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

Origin

From perlustrate.

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Translations

German Perlustration
  • Perlustrationthorough examination of a document or of correspondence
Latvian perlustrācija
  • perlustrācijathorough examination of a document or of correspondence
Polish perlustracja
  • perlustracjathorough examination of a document or of correspondence
Russian перлюстра́ция
  • перлюстра́ция (perljustrácija)thorough examination of a document or of correspondence
Cite this entry
APA

perlustration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlustration

MLA

“perlustration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlustration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perlustration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlustration.

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