reading

reading
read•ing
[[t]ˈri dɪŋ[/t]] n.
1) the action or practice of a person who reads
2) cv the oral interpretation of written language
3) the interpretation given in the performance of a dramatic part, musical composition, etc
4) the extent to which a person has read; literary knowledge
5) matter read or for reading:
light reading[/ex]
6) the form or version of a given passage in a particular text:
the various readings of a line in Shakespeare[/ex]
7) cvb an instance or occasion in which a text or literary work is read or recited in public
8) an interpretation given to anything:
What is your reading of the situation?[/ex]
9) the indication of a graduated instrument:
The thermometer reading is 101.2°F[/ex]
10) pertaining to or used for reading:
reading glasses[/ex]
11) given to reading:
the reading public[/ex]
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Etymology: bef. 900

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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