Definition of reading

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Reading (n.) The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read..

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Treading :: Treading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trea.
Sitting :: Sitting (n.) The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc..
Stonecutter :: Stonecrop (n.) Any low succulent plant of the genus Sedum, esp. Sedum acre, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and is spreading in parts of America. See Orpine..
Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence..
Lectionary :: Lectionary (n.) A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine service..
Strewing :: Strewing (n.) The act of scattering or spreading.
Emendation :: Emendation (n.) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations..
Flexure :: Flexure (n.) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
Separator :: Separator (n.) An instrument used for spreading apart the threads of the warp in the loom, etc..
Epidemical :: Epidemical (a.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; -- applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See Endemic..
Pounce :: Pounce (n.) A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript..
Tamarind :: Tamarind (n.) A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated..
Reading :: Reading (n.) A lecture or prelection; public recital.
Semination :: Semination (n.) The act of sowing or spreading.
Salver-shaped :: Salver-shaped (a.) Tubular, with a spreading border. See Hypocraterimorphous..
Aplustre :: Aplustre (n.) An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather..
Newsroom :: Newsroom (n.) A room where news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc..
Dreadingly :: Dreadingly (adv.) With dread.
Reading :: Reading (n.) The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read..
, A , Or An . Pcp. It Is Presumably An Older Spelling Of Scanned. --2. Specifically :: , a , or an . PCP. It is presumably an older spelling of scanned. --2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically () To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize..
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