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perlection

perlection

English

Noun

perlection ‎(plural perlections)

  1. the reading through of something.
    • 1923, Edward Powys Mathers, translator, The Thousand Nights and One Night
      When the perlection of the Koran had been accomplished, the cloth was laid and all manner of meats and necessary things were brought.

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈlɛkʃən/

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