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I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.
John M. Ford

Meaning of "second reading" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SECOND READING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECOND READING

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Second reading is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SECOND READING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reading (legislature)

A reading of a bill is a debate on the bill held before the general body of a legislature, as opposed to before a committee or other group. In the Westminster system, there are usually several readings of a bill among the stages it passes through before becoming law as an Act of Parliament. Some of these readings are usually formalities rather than substantive debates.

Definition of second reading in the English dictionary

The definition of second reading in the dictionary is the second presentation of a bill in a legislative assembly, as to approve its general principles, or to discuss a committee's report on it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECOND READING

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second name
second nature
second officer
second opinion
second person
Second Reich
Second Republic
second row
second sight
second string
second teeth
second thought
Second Triumvirate
second wind

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECOND READING

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shading
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Synonyms and antonyms of second reading in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «second reading» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECOND READING

Find out the translation of second reading to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of second reading from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «second reading» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

二读
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

segunda lectura
570 millions of speakers

English

second reading
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूसरी पढ़ने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القراءة الثانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

второе чтение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

segunda leitura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিতীয় পাঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

deuxième lecture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bacaan kedua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zweite Lesung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

第二読会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초 읽기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maca liyane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bài đọc thứ hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டாவது வாசிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुसरा रीडिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ikinci okuma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seconda lettura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drugie czytanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

друге читання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a doua lectură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεύτερη ανάγνωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tweede lesing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

andra behandlingen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

andre lesing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of second reading

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECOND READING»

The term «second reading» is regularly used and occupies the 67.735 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECOND READING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about second reading

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QUOTES WITH «SECOND READING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word second reading.
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John M. Ford
I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECOND READING»

Discover the use of second reading in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to second reading and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Second Reading
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Jonathan Yardley, 2011
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Cultural World of the Prophets: The First Reading and the ...
When I wrote The Cultural World of Jesus, Sunday by Sunday, 3 volumes (The Liturgical Press, 1995-97), I resolved to write a companion series: The Cultural World of the Apostles, The Second Reading, Sunday by Sunday, 3 volumes (The  ...
John J. Pilch, 2004
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The Cultural World of the Apostles: The Second Reading, ...
Each essay offers brief historical and literary information on the second (or middle) reading assigned for the Sundays in the three-year Lectionary cycle.
John J. Pilch, 2002
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The second reading of the Reform bill
THE. SECOND. READING. REFORM. BILL. London, May 1, J 83a. Is it now too late ? that is the question. Is it now too late to preserve the Whig constitution of 1688 from the attacks of its Whig invaders of 1832 ? That is the question which every ...
Parliament acts, Will. iv, 1832
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Speech ... upon the second reading of the Tithe commutation ...
by refusing to give a second reading to this Bill, that is by rejecting its principle, refuse to entertain the claim of justice which is preferred to it by the tithe owner, and especially by the parochial clergy, or show that it is indifferent to their long and ...
sir Robert Joseph Phillimore (1st bart.), 1856
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A speech ... in the House of commons, ... on moving the ...
Speaker, When I had the honour last year to move the second reading of a bill essentially similar to the present, I found it unnecessary to trouble the house with a single remark ; for scarcely a trace then appeared of the opposition which has ...
Thomas Noon Talfourd (sir.), 1838
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Second Reading Book
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William T. Vlymen, 2010
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Reading Levinas/Reading Talmud: An Introduction
The second reading really has the same goal as the first but with greater confidence. In this regard, a second reading of our passage is not required. However, to give you some feeling for the types of issues that might be relevant in a typical ...
Ira F. Stone, 1998
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
13 Second Reading 51 Committee Stage . 129-131 Third Reading 1'32 Excise Duties-—- ' First Reading 1'3 Second Reading 115 Select Committee 119 Excise Duties (Amendment)First Reading . 20 Second Reading . 21 Committee Stage .
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
BiI1s—(C'0ntd.) PAGE Coffee Industry (Amendment No. 2) : First Reading . . . . . . . . . 637 Second Reading . . . . . . 771 Committee Stage . . . . . . . 772 Third Reading. . . . . . . . . . 773 Dangerous Petroleum Tax (Amendment) : _ First Reading .

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECOND READING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term second reading is used in the context of the following news items.
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Second reading of storm fee passes
The Augusta Commission voted 6-4 to approve the second reading of a revised stormwater ordinance creating the fee Tuesday, with Mayor Pro Tem Grady ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Nyssa marijuana law to get second reading
Washington launched its second-in-the-nation legal marijuana (AP ... If council members unanimously approve the second reading, a third reading will be ... «KATU, Jul 15»
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Please spend your leap second reading this!
While most of us are prepared for that extra day in February we get during a leap year, have you thought about how you plan to spend today's leap second? «TheCelebrityCafe.com, Jun 15»
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Kyrgyzstan's anti-gay law passes key second reading
An anti-gay bill in Kyrgyzstan which has been condemned by human rights campaigners, has passed its key second reading. The bill, which passed its first ... «PinkNews, Jun 15»
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House passes watered-down gun reform bill on Second Reading
HB 562 finally passed the NC House Tuesday (6-15-15) on second reading but only after being severely watered down, in spite of a valiant effort by Rep. «Beaufort Observer, Jun 15»
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House approves on second reading bill increasing SSS pensions
MANILA, Philippines -- The bill seeking to increase by P2,000 the pension received by members of the Social Security System (SSS) hurdled second reading at ... «InterAksyon, Jun 15»
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P2,000 additional SSS pension sought as House approves bill on …
... “aye” Thursday afternoon, House Bill 5842 was approved on second reading. ... Sacdalan remains optimistic that the bill will hurdle the third and final reading ... «GMA News, Jun 15»
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Boys and Girls Club's second reading room has ribbon cutting
LENORA LAKE Stuff animals help decorate the book shelves of the new Kiwanis Club of Tampa Reading Room at the David and Casey Shear Boys and Girls ... «TBO.com, Jun 15»
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Foreign ownership amendment hurdles House second reading
THE HOUSE of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure seeking to amend economic provisions of the Constitution, which when ratified ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, May 15»
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Anti-corruption Bill passes second reading
A bill that cracks down on organised crime is a step closer to becoming law. The Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Legislation Bill passed its second reading ... «3News NZ, May 15»

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