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CROSS-READING
CROSS-READING
Cross
"-
read
`
ing
(
rd
`
ng
), n.
Defn:
The
reading
of
the
lines
of
a
newspaper
directly
across
the
page,
instead
of
down
the
columns,
thus
producing
a
ludicrous
combination
of
ideas.