Meanings
nounbook reading (countable and uncountable, plural book readings)
plural book readings · alternative book-reading · alternative bookreading
- countableuncountableThe act or practice of reading books or other printed matter.
Origin
- Old Englishbōcrǣding“book reading”
- Middle English*boke-redynge
- Englishbook reading
From Middle English *boke-redynge, from Old English bōcrǣding (“book reading”), equivalent to book + reading.
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APA
book reading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20reading
MLA
“book reading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20reading. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book reading,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20reading.
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