lettura — meaning in English

English meaning

• Cicero noun A unit of measurement in printing, equal to about 4.5 millimetres, used mainly in continental Europe as the counterpart to the English pica.
• reading noun The activity of looking at and understanding written text.

Senses

lettura is used for these senses in English:

• cicero (typography, Continental, _, printing) The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.
• reading An event at which written material is read aloud.

reading — full definition

1. noun The activity of looking at and understanding written text.
2. noun A particular interpretation of a text, situation, or event.
3. noun A value shown by a measuring instrument.
4. noun An event at which written work, such as poetry or scripture, is read aloud to an audience.

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