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Reading

//ˈɹiːdɪŋ// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A large town in Berkshire, England.

    "A unitary authority and borough (Reading Borough Council) in Berkshire."

  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    "Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health."

  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nobles County, Minnesota.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Pike County, Missouri.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Schuyler County, New York.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, named after Reading in Berkshire, England.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships, listed under Reading Township.
  9. 14
    A small town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.
Noun
  1. 1
    The process of interpreting written language. countable, uncountable

    "The student is behind in his reading by several chapters."

  2. 2
    the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments wordnet
  3. 3
    The process of interpreting written language.; The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message wordnet
  5. 5
    The process of interpreting written language.; An interpretation. broadly, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument wordnet
  2. 7
    A value indicated by a measuring device. countable, uncountable

    "He glanced across and took note of the speedometer reading."

  3. 8
    a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something wordnet
  4. 9
    An event at which written material is read aloud. countable, uncountable

    "I attended a poetry reading."

  5. 10
    written material intended to be read wordnet
  6. 11
    The wording of a version of a text in a particular place or context. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    a particular interpretation or performance wordnet
  8. 13
    A pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts. countable, uncountable

    "Some Chinese characters have numerous readings."

  9. 14
    a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance wordnet
  10. 15
    Something to read; reading material. countable, uncountable

    "The second level of reading we will call Inspectional Reading. It is characterized by its special emphasis on time. When reading at this level, the student is allowed a set time to complete an assigned amount of reading."

  11. 16
    The extent of what one has read. countable, uncountable

    "He's a man of good reading."

  12. 17
    One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience. countable, uncountable

    "After the homily there will be two readings from the Bible."

  14. 19
    The content of a reading list. uncountable
  15. 20
    The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of read form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English reding, redyng, redand, from Old English rǣdende, present participle of rǣdan (“to read”), equivalent to read + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English reding, redynge, redunge, from Old English rǣding (“reading”), equivalent to read + -ing.

Etymology 3

From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading.

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