Etymology

book reading

Today it means: The act or practice of reading books or other printed matter. Full definition →

Middle English *boke-redynge ← Old English bōcrǣding
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  1. Old English · inherited frombōcrǣding“book reading”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*boke-redynge
  3. English todaybook reading

From Middle English *boke-redynge, from Old English bōcrǣding (“book reading”), equivalent to book + reading.

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