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cross-reading

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.

Noun

cross-reading (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.

Forms of cross-reading

pluralcross-readings

Origin of cross-reading

From cross- + reading.

Questions about cross-reading

What does cross-reading mean?
Cross-reading means the reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
What part of speech is cross-reading?
Cross-reading is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-reading?
The plural of cross-reading is cross-readings.

Words near cross-reading in the dictionary

  1. cross-reaction
  2. cross-reactions
  3. cross-reactive
  4. cross-reactivities
  5. cross-reactivity
  6. cross-reading
  7. cross-readings
  8. cross-refer
  9. cross-reference
  10. cross-referenced
  11. cross-references

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