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单词 pursuement
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pursuementn.

Brit. /pəˈsjuːm(ə)nt/, U.S. /pərˈs(j)um(ə)nt/
Forms: 1600s pursument, 1600s 1800s– pursuement.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pursue v., -ment suffix.
Etymology: < pursue v. + -ment suffix.
rare.
= pursuit n. (in various senses).Later usage appears to reflect repeated ‘coinage’ rather than continuous use of an established sense.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [noun] > pursuit
chase1297
suitc1300
pursuita1387
chasingc1440
prosecution1567
dogging1611
pursuement1615
followinga1649
pursuance1648
pursual1797
1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 48 The seuerall vses [of Turkish weapons], agreeing with their fights, their flights, or pursuments.
1645 S. D'Ewes Primitive Pract. Preserving Truth xii. 22 Those three Incendiaries..perished within a few yeers after, by the just judgement of God, in the very act of their hostile pursuements of his children.
1887 Elyria (Ohio) Democrat 15 Dec. 8/3 The intention of the founder was to help honest working-men who were tramping from town to town in the pursuement of their calling.
2006 US States News Newswire (Nexis) 27 May Link said he admires Yosifov's pursuement of his degrees.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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