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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite fr poursuivre See
{Pursue}, v. t.]
1. 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. --Clarendon.
Weak we are and can not shun pursuit. --Shak.
2. 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.
3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment
with a view to same end as mercantile pursuits; a
literary pursuit.
4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.]
That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time
did pertain to the spiritual court. --Fuller.
{Curve of pursuit} (Geom.), a curve described by a point
which is at each instant moving towards a second point,
which is itself moving according to some specified law.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pursuit
n 1: the act of pursuing [syn: {chase}, {following}]
2: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
[syn: {hunt}, {quest}]
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