English dictionary
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English noun: reading | |||
| 1. | reading (cognition) the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message | ||
| Samples | His main reading was detective stories. Suggestions for further reading. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | language, linguistic process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | browse, browsing, perusal, perusing, poring over, skim, skimming, speed-reading, studying | ||
| 2. | reading (communication) a particular interpretation or performance | ||
| Samples | On that reading it was an insult. He was famous for his reading of Mozart. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interpretation | ||
| 3. | reading (cognition) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | ||
| Samples | He could not believe the meter reading. The barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm. | ||
| Synonyms | indication, meter reading | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | data point, datum | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clock time, miles per hour, mph, time | ||
| 4. | reading (communication) written material intended to be read | ||
| Samples | The teacher assigned new readings. He bought some reading material at the airport. | ||
| Synonyms | reading material | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | black and white, written communication, written language | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bumf, bumph | ||
| 5. | reading (cognition) a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something | ||
| Synonyms | interpretation, version | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | internal representation, mental representation, representation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anagoge, reinterpretation | ||
| 6. | Reading (location) a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England | ||
| Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, urban center | ||
| Part meronym | Berkshire, England | ||
| 7. | reading (communication) a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance | ||
| Samples | The program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems. | ||
| Synonyms | recital, recitation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speechmaking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | declamation | ||
| 8. | reading (act) the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments | ||
| Samples | He has a job meter reading for the gas company. | ||
| Synonyms | meter reading | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration | ||
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