Definition of reading. Meaning of reading. Synonyms of reading

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Definition of reading

Reading
Reading Read"ing, n. 1. The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read. 2. Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading. 3. A lecture or prelection; public recital. The Jews had their weekly readings of the law. --Hooker. 4. The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version. 5. Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering. [Cant] 6. An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer. Reading of a bill (Legislation), its normal recital, by the proper officer, before the House which is to consider it.
Reading
Reading Read"ing, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading. 2. Addicted to reading; as, a reading community. Reading book, a book for teaching reading; a reader. Reading desk, a desk to support a book while reading; esp., a desk used while reading the service in a church. Reading glass, a large lens with more or less magnifying power, attached to a handle, and used in reading, etc. Reading man, one who reads much; hence, in the English universities, a close, industrious student. Reading room, a room appropriated to reading; a room provided with papers, periodicals, and the like, to which persons resort.

Meaning of reading from wikipedia

- reading may refer to: activities : reading (process), cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from text (as in reading a book
- reading. (audio en-uk-reading. ogg , ˈ , r , ɛ , d , ɪ , ŋ red , ing is a large town and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of
- reading football club (icon , ˈ , r , ɛ , d , ɪ , ŋ) is an english professional football club, based in reading , that plays in the
- reading. (icon , ˈ , r , ɛ , d , ɪ , ŋ red , ing is a city in southeastern pennsylvania , usa , and seat of berks county . 6 reading is the
- reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension ).
- the reading company (icon , ˈ , r , ɛ , d , ɪ , ŋ; pronounced redding. logotype d as reading lines), usually called the reading railroad,
- the reading and leeds festivals are a pair of annual music festival s that take place in reading and leeds in england . the events take
- the university of reading is a university in the english town of reading, berkshire . college, reading and received its royal charter in 1926.
- references: further reading. 30em. book , last belden , first e. porter , year 1849 , url http://books. google. com/books? id jv-nxd8w8b0c&printsec
- reading (pronounced ˈɹɛdɪŋ, like red-ing), is a town in middlesex county , massachusetts , united states , 10 , mi , km north of central