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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cross-reading

/(r?d`?ng)/ · Cross·-read·ing · IPA
01 n. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
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    The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.