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sight–read

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sight–read /ˈsaɪtˌriːd/ verb
sight–reads; sight–read /-ˌrɛd/ ; /ˈsaɪtˌrɛd/; sight–reading /-ˌriːdɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪtˌriːdɪŋ/
sight–read
/ˈsaɪtˌriːd/
verb
sight–reads; sight–read /-ˌrɛd/ ; /ˈsaɪtˌrɛd/; sight–reading /-ˌriːdɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪtˌriːdɪŋ/
Britannica Dictionary definition of SIGHT–READ
: to perform (written music) while reading it for the first time without practicing it
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— sight reader

noun, plural sight readers [count]

— sight–reading

noun [noncount]