the action or practice of a person who reads.

Speech . the oral interpretation of written language.

the interpretation given in the performance of a dramatic part, musical composition, etc.

an interesting reading of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

the extent to which a person has read; literary knowledge

a man of wide reading.

matter read or for reading

a novel that makes good reading.

the form or version of a given passage in a particular text

the various readings of a line in Shakespeare.

an instance or occasion in which a text or other matter is read or performed, usually without elaborate preparation and often as a means of testing its merits

The playwright wants to have a reading of the play for prospective producers.

an interpretation given to anything

What is your reading of the situation?

the indication of a graduated instrument

The reading is 101.2?F.

pertaining to or used for reading

reading glasses.

given to reading

the reading public.

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writing

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account , book-learning , commentary , conception , construction , edification , education , erudition , examination , grasp , impression , inspection , knowledge , learning , lesson , paraphrase , perusal , rendering , rendition , review , scholarship , scrutiny , study , translation , treatment , understanding , version , execution , performance , realization , declamation , lecture , prelection , recital , recitation