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sight-read
[ sahyt-reed ]
/ ˈsaɪtˌrid /
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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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Origin of sight-read
First recorded in 1900–05
OTHER WORDS FROM sight-read
sight-read·er [sahyt-ree-der], /ˈsaɪtˌri dər/, nounWords nearby sight-read
sighthound, sighting, sightless, sightline, sightly, sight-read, sight rhyme, sight screen, sightsee, sightseeing, sight unseen
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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, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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