Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first reading

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables
first read-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the UK and various other countries, the initial presentation or announcement of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof. In the UK, this takes place without debate and is followed by the publication of the bill for members to examine prior to the second reading.

Inflected Forms

first readings (plural)

Phrases

second reading third reading

Frequently Paired Words

second reading third reading

Questions

What does first reading mean?
In the UK and various other countries, the initial presentation or announcement of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof. In the UK, this takes place without debate and is followed by the publication of the bill for members to examine prior to the second reading.

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