"first reading" meaning in English

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "first readings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "first reading (plural first readings)",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "In the UK and various other countries, the initial presentation or announcement of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof. In the UK, this takes place without debate and is followed by the publication of the bill for members to examine prior to the second reading."
      ],
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        [
          "parliament",
          "parliament"
        ],
        [
          "legislature",
          "legislature"
        ],
        [
          "second reading",
          "second reading"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "second reading"
        },
        {
          "word": "third reading"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "first reading"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "first readings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "first reading (plural first readings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "second reading"
    },
    {
      "word": "third reading"
    }
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns"
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      "glosses": [
        "In the UK and various other countries, the initial presentation or announcement of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof. In the UK, this takes place without debate and is followed by the publication of the bill for members to examine prior to the second reading."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "bill"
        ],
        [
          "parliament",
          "parliament"
        ],
        [
          "legislature",
          "legislature"
        ],
        [
          "second reading",
          "second reading"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "first reading"
}