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reading age

reading age noun: one's ability to read, measured against an average child of that age.

Noun

reading age (plural reading ages)

  1. One's ability to read, measured against an average child of that age.
    • Although she's only six, Lucy has a reading age of ten.

Forms of reading age

pluralreading ages

Questions about reading age

What does reading age mean?
Reading age means one's ability to read, measured against an average child of that age.
What part of speech is reading age?
Reading age is a noun.
What is the plural of reading age?
The plural of reading age is reading ages.

Words near reading age in the dictionary

  1. readin'
  2. readiness
  3. readinesses
  4. reading
  5. reading across
  6. reading age
  7. reading ages
  8. reading along
  9. reading between the lines
  10. reading book
  11. reading books

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