"reading light" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reading lights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reading light (plural reading lights)
  1. An electric light which sheds light on reading material a person wants to read. Related terms: booklight, reading-lamp
    Sense id: en-reading_light-en-noun-tW~i4Q8U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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