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1 [mass noun] the action or skill of reading: the reading of a will suggestions for further reading [as modifier]: reading skills
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written or printed matter that can be read: his main reading was detective stories [with adjective]: I found the article fascinating reading
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[usually with adjective] knowledge of literature: a man of wide reading
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2an occasion at which pieces of literature are read to an audience: a poetry reading
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a piece of literature or passage of scripture that is read aloud: readings from the Bible
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3a particular interpretation of a text or situation: feminist readings of Goethe
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4a figure or amount shown by a meter or other measuring instrument: radiation readings were taken every hour
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5a stage of debate in parliament through which a Bill must pass before it can become law: the Bill returns to the House for its final reading next week