cross-reading

noun

The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.

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Meanings

nouncross-reading (plural cross-readings)

plural cross-readings

  1. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.

Origin

From cross- + reading.

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APA

cross-reading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-reading

MLA

“cross-reading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-reading. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-reading,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-reading.

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