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reading - the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading" |
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linguistic process,
language the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
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speed-reading reading at speeds significantly faster than normal
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perusal,
perusing,
poring over,
studying reading carefully with intent to remember
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browsing,
browse the act of feeding by continual nibbling
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skim,
skimming reading or glancing through quickly
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reading - 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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indication |
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data point,
datum an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
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clock time,
time a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"
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miles per hour,
mph the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
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Reading - a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England |
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england a division of the United Kingdom
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berkshire a county in southern England
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reading - the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" |
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measurement,
measuring,
mensuration,
measure the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
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reading - written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" |
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written communication,
written language,
black and white communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
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bumf,
bumph reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring
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reading - a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart" |
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interpretation an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
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