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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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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

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, noun
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