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reading
1[ree-ding]
noun
the action or practice of a person who reads.
Speech.the oral interpretation of written language.
the interpretation given in the performance of a dramatic part, musical composition, etc..
an interesting reading of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
the extent to which a person has read; literary knowledge.
a man of wide reading.
matter read or for reading.
a novel that makes good reading.
the form or version of a given passage in a particular text.
the various readings of a line in Shakespeare.
an instance or occasion in which a text or other matter is read or performed, usually without elaborate preparation and often as a means of testing its merits.
The playwright wants to have a reading of the play for prospective producers.
an interpretation given to anything.
What is your reading of the situation?
the indication of a graduated instrument.
The reading is 101.2°F.
adjective
pertaining to or used for reading.
reading glasses.
given to reading.
the reading public.
Reading
2[red-ing]
noun
Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquis of, 1860–1935, Lord Chief Justice of England 1913–21; viceroy of India 1921–26.
a city in Berkshire, in S England.
a city in SE Pennsylvania.
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
a city in SW Ohio.
reading
1/ ˈːɪŋ /
noun
the act of a person who reads
( as modifier )
a reading room
a reading lamp
ability to read
( as modifier )
the reading public
a child of reading age
any matter that can be read; written or printed text
a public recital or rendering of a literary work
the form of a particular word or passage in a given text, esp where more than one version exists
an interpretation, as of a piece of music, a situation, or something said or written
knowledge gained from books
a person of little reading
a measurement indicated by a gauge, dial, scientific instrument, etc
parliamentary procedure
the formal recital of the body or title of a bill in a legislative assembly in order to begin one of the stages of its passage
one of the three stages in the passage of a bill through a legislative assembly See first reading second reading third reading
the formal recital of something written, esp a will
Reading
2/ ˈɛɪŋ /
noun
a town in S England, in Reading unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames: university (1892). Pop: 232662 (2001)
a unitary authority in S England, in Berkshire. Pop: 144100 (2003 est). Area: 37 sq km (14 sq miles)
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonreading noun
- self-reading adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Who are the writers you reread for inspiration or just the pleasure of reading?
The second reading of the bill is expected to take place in Parliament on 4 July.
But everyone who cares enough to have an opinion about these deeply personal chronicles seems, regardless, to be reading them.
I’m often in the mood to punch him after reading one of Plaschke’s columns, but after reading Sunday’s column I wanted nothing more than to give him a hug.
Maybe many of you reading this couldn’t care less.
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