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noun : READING
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading" ;
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2. (
) a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart" ;
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3. (
) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" ;
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4. (
) written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" ;
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5. (
) a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something ;
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6. (
) a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England ;
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7. (
) a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" ;
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8. (
) the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" ;
verb : READING
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" ;
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3. (
) look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" ;
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5. (
) interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" ;
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8. (
) indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" ;
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9. (
) audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year" ;
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10. (
) to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" ;
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11. (
) make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" ;
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