Nonreading
dɪŋ noun
1.
the action or practice of a person who reads.
2.
Speech. the oral interpretation of written language.
3.
the interpretation given in the performance of a dramatic part, musical composition, etc.: an interesting reading of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
4.
the extent to which a person has read; literary knowledge: a man of wide reading.
5.
matter read or for reading: a novel that makes good reading.
6.
the form or version of a given passage in a particular text: the various readings of a line in Shakespeare.
7.
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.
8.
an interpretation given to anything: What is your reading of the situation?
9.
the indication of a graduated instrument: The reading is 101.2°F.
adjective
10.
pertaining to or used for reading: reading glasses.
11.
given to reading: the reading public.
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Nonreading
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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reading (ˈriːdɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the act of a person who reads |
| b. (as modifier): a reading room; a reading lamp | |
| 2. | a. ability to read |
| b. (as modifier): the reading public; a child of reading age | |
| 3. | any matter that can be read; written or printed text |
| 4. | a public recital or rendering of a literary work |
| 5. | the form of a particular word or passage in a given text, esp where more than one version exists |
| 6. | an interpretation, as of a piece of music, a situation, or something said or written |
| 7. | knowledge gained from books: a person of little reading |
| 8. | a measurement indicated by a gauge, dial, scientific instrument, etc |
| 9. | parliamentary procedure |
| a. the formal recital of the body or title of a bill in a legislative assembly in order to begin one of the stages of its passage | |
| b. first reading second reading See third reading one of the three stages in the passage of a bill through a legislative assembly | |
| 10. | the formal recital of something written, esp a will |
| Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a town in S England, in Reading unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames: university (1892). Pop: 232 662 (2001) |
| 2. | a unitary authority in S England, in Berkshire. Pop: 144 100 (2003 est). Area: 37 sq km (14 sq miles) |
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Word Origin & History
Reading
county town of Berkshire, O.E. Readingum (c.900), "(Settlement of) the family or followers of a man called *Read."
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