Definition of reading

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Reading (n.) Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading..

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Lecturn :: Lecturn (n.) A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern.].
Erudite :: Erudite (a.) Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned.
Bushy :: Bushy (a.) Thick and spreading, like a bush..
Plantain :: Plantain (n.) Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all parts of the world..
Letterpress :: Letterpress (n.) Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types; -- often used of the reading matter in distinction from the illustrations.
Rest :: Rest (n.) A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.
Collation :: Collation (v. t.) A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries..
Spread :: Spreading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sprea.
Beaten :: Beaten (a.) Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use.
Trample :: Trample (v. t.) To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass or flowers..
Victoria :: Victoria (n.) A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet..
Lecture :: Lecture (n.) The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture..
Divaricate :: Divaricate (a.) Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
Skip :: Skip (v. t.) To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson..
Reading :: Reading (n.) Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering..
Diverging :: Diverging (a.) Tending in different directions from a common center; spreading apart; divergent.
Inundation :: Inundation (n.) The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds..
Diffuse :: Diffuse (v. i.) To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself..
Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers..
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