sight-read

[ sahyt-reed ]
/ ˈsaɪtˌrid /

verb (used with or without object), sight-read [sahyt-red] /ˈsaɪt rɛd/, sight-read·ing [sahyt-ree-ding] /ˈsaɪtˌri dɪŋ/.

to read, play, or sing without previous practice, rehearsal, or study of the material to be treated: to sight-read music; to sight-read another language.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of sight-read

First recorded in 1900–05

OTHER WORDS FROM sight-read

sight-read·er [sahyt-ree-der] /ˈsaɪtˌri dər/, noun

Words nearby sight-read

sight for sore eyes, a, sight gag, sight rhyme, sight screen, sight unseen, sight-read, sighted, sighter, sighthole, sighthound, sighting
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British Dictionary definitions for sight-read

sight-read
/ (ˈsaɪtˌriːd) /

verb -reads, -reading or -read (-ˌrɛd)

to sing or play (music in a printed or written form) without previous preparation

Derived forms of sight-read

sight-reader, nounsight-reading, noun
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