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readaway

/ˈriːd.ə.weɪ/

readaway noun: a short holiday or weekend trip in which the main activity is reading and discussing books.

Noun

readaway (plural readaways)

  1. (informal) A short holiday or weekend trip in which the main activity is reading and discussing books.
    • She went on a readaway with friends to relax, read novels, and talk about literature.
    • 2025, Juliette Sivertsen, The rise of the ‘readaway’: Why Kiwis are travelling to read, The Post

Forms of readaway

pluralreadaways

Questions about readaway

What does readaway mean?
Readaway means a short holiday or weekend trip in which the main activity is reading and discussing books.
What part of speech is readaway?
Readaway is a noun.
How do you pronounce readaway?
Readaway is pronounced /ˈriːd.ə.weɪ/.
What is the plural of readaway?
The plural of readaway is readaways.

Words near readaway in the dictionary

  1. readapting
  2. readaptive
  3. readapts
  4. readathon
  5. readathons
  6. readaway
  7. readback
  8. readbacks
  9. readcount
  10. readcounts
  11. readd

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