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Lesung

public reading

noun LAY-zoong Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Also means

reading of a bill

Usage Note

Lesung is an author's public reading of their own work, a staple of German literary life. The same word names a parliamentary reading of a bill and a scripture Lesung in church, so the setting decides the sense.

Examples

"Der Dichter hielt eine Lesung in der Buchhandlung."

Natural Translation

The poet gave a reading in the bookshop.

Literal Translation

The poet held a reading in the bookshop.

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