reading
[ˈriːdɪŋ]
n
the act of a person who reads.(as modifier)
ability to read.(as modifier)
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
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 .See second reading .See third reading
the formal recital of something written, esp a will
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