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Webster 1913 Edition
Cross-reading
Cross′-readˊing
(r?dˊ?ng)
, Noun.
The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
Definition 2024
cross-reading
cross-reading
English
Noun
cross-reading (plural cross-readings)
- The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
References
- cross-reading in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913