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

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1. \Read"ing\, n.
   1. The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or
      written matter to be read.
   2. Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of
      extensive reading.
   3. A lecture or prelection; public recital.
            The Jews had their weekly readings of the law.
                                                  --Hooker.
   4. The way in which anything reads; force of a word or
      passage presented by a documentary authority; lection;
      version.
   5. Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of
      rendering. [Cant]
   6. An observation read from the scale of a graduated
      instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.
   {Reading of a bill} (Legislation), its normal recital, by the
      proper officer, before the House which is to consider it.
   

2. \Read"ing\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.
   2. Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.
   {Reading book}, a book for teaching reading; a reader.
   {Reading desk}, a desk to support a book while reading; esp.,
      a desk used while reading the service in a church.
   {Reading glass}, a large lens with more or less magnifying
      power, attached to a handle, and used in reading, etc.
   {Reading man}, one who reads much; hence, in the English
      universities, a close, industrious student.
   {Reading room}, a room appropriated to reading; a room
      provided with papers, periodicals, and the like, to which
      persons resort.