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speed-read

[speed-reed]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -read [-red] , -read⋅ing.
to read faster than normal, esp. by acquired techniques of skimming and controlled eye movements.
Also, speedread.


speed-reader, noun
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speed-read   (spēd'rēd')
v.   speed-read (-rěd'), speed-read·ing, speed-reads

v.   tr.
To read (a book, newspaper, or magazine, for example) by means of speed-reading.
v.   intr.
To practice or engage in speed-reading.
speed'-read'er n.
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