cross-reading
cross-reading · cross-readings
The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the…The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
Meaning
1 sensesThe reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
Origin
From cross- + reading.From cross- + reading.
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Forms
plural: cross-readings| Singular | cross-reading |
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See also
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