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Noun: pursuance  pur's(y)oouns
  1. A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
    "life is more than the pursuance of fame"
    - pursuit, quest
     
  2. The continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
    - prosecution

Derived forms: pursuances

See also: pursue

Type of: continuance, continuation, search

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