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Definition of Sightread
1. Verb. Perform music from a score without having seen the score before. "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread"
Exact synonyms: Sight-read
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Perform
Specialized synonyms: Sight-sing, Sightsing
Derivative terms: Sightreader
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Perform
Specialized synonyms: Sight-sing, Sightsing
Derivative terms: Sightreader
Definition of Sightread
1. Verb. To perform (music or other art) without rehearsal but on first viewing of a text. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sightread
Literary usage of Sightread
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Social Security Programs in the U. S. by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Thus, we have the paradoxical finding that it is much easier to sightread piano
music while repeating back oral sentences (using two different ..."
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