reading

From read +‎ -ing.

• enPR: rēd'ĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/, [ˈɹiːɾɪŋ], /ˈɹidiŋ/, [ˈɹiɾiŋ]

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• Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ

reading

1. present participle of read

reading (countable and uncountable, plural readings)

1. The process of interpreting written language.
2. The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
3. A value indicated by a measuring device.

   a speedometer reading.

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     He noted that fine dust readings have been higher in Seoul than in Beijing recently. 

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4. A meeting where written material is read aloud.

   a poetry reading.

5. An interpretation.

   a reading of the current situation.

6. Something to read; reading material.
7. The extent of what one has read.

   He's a man of good reading.

8. (legislature) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
9. a piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience: readings from the Bible

• poetry reading
• reading material

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