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exercises for the reader

exercises for the reader is the plural of exercise for the reader.

Meaning of exercise for the reader

Noun

exercise for the reader (plural exercises for the reader)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see exercise, for, the, reader.
  2. (broadly) A matter left to the addressee's judgement to decide.
    • She does not ask to see the dossier on this man before she goes, even though the co-worker has said that he has seen it, etc. The credibility of this conduct is another matter and is left as an exercise for the reader.2003, Wells Earl Draughon, Advanced Writing: Fiction and Film, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 167

Questions about exercises for the reader

What is exercises for the reader the plural of?
Exercises for the reader is the plural of exercise for the reader.

Words near exercises for the reader in the dictionary

  1. exercised
  2. exercised the ferret
  3. exerciser
  4. exercisers
  5. exercises
  6. exercises for the reader
  7. exercises in futility
  8. exercises the ferret
  9. exercisest
  10. exerciseth
  11. exercisewear

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