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reading glasses

reading glasses noun: any type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying details such as fine text.

reading glasses: any type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying...
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Noun

reading glasses pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Any type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying details such as fine text.
    Synonyms:
    readers, cheaters

reading glasses meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

reading glasses in Arabic

spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
نظارة طبية

reading glasses in Vietnamese

spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
kính đọc sách

Synonyms of reading glasses

Questions about reading glasses

What does reading glasses mean?
Reading glasses means any type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying details such as fine text.
What is reading glasses in Arabic?
Reading glasses in Arabic is نظارة طبية. See Reading glasses meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is reading glasses?
Reading glasses is a noun.

Words near reading glasses in the dictionary

  1. reading copy
  2. reading for
  3. reading for press
  4. reading frame
  5. reading frames
  6. reading glasses
  7. reading group
  8. reading in
  9. reading into
  10. reading is tech
  11. reading knowledge

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