"nonreading" meaning in English

See nonreading in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: non- + reading Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|reading}} non- + reading Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonreading (not comparable)
  1. Not reading. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonreading-en-adj-31ILCoi3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 63 37

Noun

Forms: nonreadings [plural]
Etymology: non- + reading Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|reading}} non- + reading Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} nonreading (usually uncountable, plural nonreadings)
  1. The act of not reading; a failure to read. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-nonreading-en-noun-NxDIej3w

Inflected forms

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