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search vs pursuance

pursuance vs search

search and pursuance both are nouns.

search is a verb but pursuance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
search Yes No Yes No
pursuance Yes No No No
As nouns, pursuance is a hyponym of search; that is, pursuance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than search:
  • search: the examination of alternative hypotheses
  • pursuance: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
Other hyponyms of search include hunt, pursuit, quest.
search (noun) pursuance (noun)
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
an investigation seeking answers
the examination of alternative hypotheses
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
search (verb) pursuance (verb)
inquire into
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
subject to a search
search or seek
Difference between search and pursuance

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