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   read·ing

   /ˈrēdiNG/

   noun

   • 1. the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud: "the reading of a will" Similar perusalstudyscanscanningscrutinybrowse (through)look (through)glance (through)leaf (through)flick (through)skim (through)
   • ▪ written or printed matter that can be read: "his main reading was detective stories"
   • ▪ knowledge of literature: "a man of wide reading" Similar learningbook learningscholarshipeducationeruditionknowledge (of literature)
   • 2. an occasion at which poetry or other pieces of literature are read aloud to an audience: "a poetry reading"
   • ▪ a piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to a group of people: "readings from the Bible" Similar passagelessonsectionpieceselectionrecitalrecitation
   • 3. an interpretation: "feminist readings of Goethe" Similar interpretationconstrualunderstandingaccountexplanationanalysisconstructionversioninformal:take
   • 4. a figure or amount shown by a meter or other measuring instrument: "radiation readings were taken every hour" Similar recordfigureindicationreadoutdisplaymeasurement
   • 5. a stage of debate in parliament through which a Bill must pass before it can become law: "the Bill returns to the House for its final reading next week"

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