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Pursuit

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(1):

(v. t.) A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure.

(2):

(v. t.) The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy.

(3):

(v. t.) Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit.

(4):

(v. t.) Prosecution.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pursuit'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pursuit.html. 1828.
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