sightread

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A form of sight read — To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.

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Meanings

verbsightread (third-person singular simple present sightreads, present participle sightreading, simple past and past participle sightread)

present singular third person sightreads · participle present sightreading

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sight read.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbperform music from a score without having seen the score before

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Cite this entry
APA

sightread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sightread

MLA

“sightread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sightread. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sightread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sightread.

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