Reading (disambiguation)
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The activity of reading is a learned human ability to examine and grasp the meaning of written or printed characters, words, or sentences in a given language or notation.
Another activity:
- Reading (for degree), studying for a degree, particularly at Oxbridge
- Reading (legislature), a mechanism by which a bill is introduced to, and approved by, a legislature
- Cold reading (theatrical), an audition without rehearsal
- Poetry reading, a performance of poetry
- Sight reading, performance of music or theatre without having seen it before
- Reading (technical), an activity performed by a computer
A literary piece:
- Reading Capital, a collection of essays on Marxism
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Reading (pronounced /ˈrɛdɪŋ/ "redding") may refer to:
[edit] People
- Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860-1935)
- John Reading (ca. 1645-1692), composer and organist
- John Reading (ca. 1685–1764), composer, organist and copyist
- John H. Reading (1917-2003), former Mayor of Oakland, California
[edit] Places
[edit] Places in the United Kingdom
- Reading, Berkshire (origin of other place names)
- University of Reading, a university in Reading
- Reading Festival, a rock music festival in Reading
- Reading Football Club, a Coca Cola Championship football team
- Reading School, a boys' grammar school in Reading
- Reading Racers, Reading speedway team
- Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)
- Reading West (UK Parliament constituency)
[edit] Places in the United States
- Reading, Kansas
- Reading, Massachusetts
- Reading, Michigan
- Reading, New York
- Reading, Ohio
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Reading Railroad, a historical railroad
- Reading Works, a historical factory
- West Reading, Pennsylvania
- Reading Township, Pennsylvania
- Reading, Vermont
- Port Reading, New Jersey
[edit] In Israel
- Reading Power Station, an electrical power plant in Tel Aviv
[edit] Spelling variants
[edit] Warships
- HMS Reading, a Town-class destroyer of the Royal Navy in World War II
[edit] See also
- Redding (disambiguation page)
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