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Definition of reading
(Entry 1 of 3)
1 : the act of reading
2a : material read or for reading
b : extent of material read
3a : a particular version
b : data indicated by an instrument
4a : a particular interpretation of something (such as a law)
b : a particular performance of something (such as a musical work)
5 : an indication of a certain state of affairs
a study to get some reading of shoppers' preferences
Reading
biographical nameDefinition of Reading (Entry 2 of 3)
1st Marquis of 1860-1935 Rufus Daniel Isaacs British statesman; viceroy of India (1921-26)
Reading
geographical nameDefinition of Reading (Entry 3 of 3)
1 town in eastern Massachusetts north of Boston population 24,747
2 city on the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania population 88,082
3 town on the Thames River in southern England that is the capital of Berkshire population 219,000
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The first known use of reading was before the 12th century
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