What is another word for readings?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈiːdɪŋz] (IPA)

In the context of literary analysis or educational purposes, the word "readings" can be substituted with several synonyms that add variety and precision to written and spoken language. For instance, "interpretations" highlights the process of understanding the text, while "analyses" emphasizes the examination of structure and themes. "Excerpts" imply short passages taken from larger works, whereas "texts" can be used as a broader term for written materials. "References" also point to sources used as evidence or support. Moreover, "lectures" and "presentations" reflect the presentation of readings in a formal setting. These synonyms can enhance the rhetoric of written or spoken discourse and adjust the tone and level of complexity according to the audience and purpose.

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Usage examples for Readings

The difference between the two readings will be the distance run.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
These sextant readings of the sun's altitude were continued for the next twenty-four hours.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
At last we got the coin, and were faint with heat and hunger by the time we got home to lunch,-this to show the climate of Bangalore; but perhaps my readings of the temperature make it out to be hotter than it is.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

Famous quotes with Readings

  • That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the readings with me because he knew I was there for him, and for our ability to blend the poetry and the music.
    David Amram
  • We met with the poet Frank O'Hara, who was a link between Upper and Lower Bohemia, and who worked at the Museum of Modern Art, where we had hoped to do the readings.
    David Amram
  • It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings.
    Ann Beattie
  • As a rule it usually takes three or four readings for me to be interested in a script, and if I'm interested I'll read it three or four times before I make a strong decision.
    Chris Cooper
  • If, for example, all the codons are triplets, then in addition to the correct reading of the message, there are two incorrect readings which we shall obtain if we do not start the grouping into sets of three at the right place.
    Francis Crick

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