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Pursuance

//pə(ɹ)ˈsjuːəns// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A search for something; a pursuit or quest. countable, uncountable

    "[N]o man ought to be offended, that sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths."

  2. 2
    the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion wordnet
  3. 3
    A completion or putting into effect of something already begun; a prosecution. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being pursuant; consequence. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From pursue + -ance.

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