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Noun reading has 8 senses
- reading - the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "he enjoys reading books"
--1 is a kind of linguistic process, language
--1 has particulars:
- reading, meter reading, indication - 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"
--2 is a kind of datum, data point
--2 has particulars: clock time, time; miles per hour, mph
- reading - a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
--3 is a kind of interpretation
- reading, reading material - written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"
--4 is a kind of written communication, written language
- interpretation, reading, version - a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
--5 is a kind of representation, mental representation, internal representation
--5 has particulars: reinterpretation; anagoge
- Reading - a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
--6 is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center
--6 is a part of England; Berkshire
- recitation, recital, reading - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
--7 is a kind of public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation
- reading, meter reading - the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"
--8 is a kind of measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
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