reading
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
his main reading was detective stories
Types & categories
- linguistic process hypernym
- speed-reading hyponym
- perusal hyponym
- browsing hyponym
- skimming hyponym
Related & opposite
- read derivation
Sense 2 noun
a particular interpretation or performance
on that reading it was an insult
Types & categories
- interpretation hypernym
Related & opposite
- take derivation
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- datum hypernym
- clock time hyponym
- miles per hour hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
written material intended to be read
the teacher assigned new readings
Types & categories
- black and white hypernym
- bumf hyponym
Sense 5 noun
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
Types & categories
- representation hypernym
- reinterpretation hyponym
- anagoge hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
Types & categories
- public speaking hypernym
- declamation hyponym
Related & opposite
- recitalist derivation
- read derivation
- declaim derivation
- retell derivation
Sense 7 noun
the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
he has a job meter reading for the gas company
Types & categories
- measurement hypernym
Related & opposite
- record derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | read |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | linguistic process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | speed-reading |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | perusal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | browsing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | skimming |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | take |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | interpretation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | argue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | record |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | datum |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | clock time |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | miles per hour |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | black and white |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bumf |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | interpret |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | rede |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | representation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | reinterpretation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | anagoge |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | recitalist |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | read |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | declaim |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | retell |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | public speaking |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | declamation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | record |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | measurement |