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Meaning of reading

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  reading
      n 1: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic
           message; "his main reading was detective stories";
           "suggestions for further reading"
      2: a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading
         it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
      3: 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" [syn: {reading}, {meter reading},
         {indication}]
      4: written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned
         new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the
         airport" [syn: {reading}, {reading material}]
      5: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of
         something [syn: {interpretation}, {reading}, {version}]
      6: a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
      7: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory)
         something prepared in advance; "the program included songs
         and recitations of well-loved poems" [syn: {recitation},
         {recital}, {reading}]
      8: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he
         has a job meter reading for the gas company" [syn: {reading},
         {meter reading}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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