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speed–reading
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speed–reading
(noun)
speed–reading
/
ˈ
spiːdˌriːdɪŋ/
noun
speed–reading
/
ˈ
spiːdˌriːdɪŋ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPEED–READING
[
noncount
]
:
a method of reading something very quickly
— speed–read
verb
speed–reads
;
speed–read
;
speed–reading
[
+ object
]
I
speed-read
the book in one night.
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