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cross-reading
CIDE DICTIONARY
cross-reading, 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. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
cross-reading
Misinterpretation
N misinterpretation, misapprehension, misunderstanding, misacceptation, misconstruction, misapplication, catachresis, eisegesis, cross-reading, cross-purposes, mistake, misrepresentation, perversion, exaggeration, false coloring, false construction, abuse of terms, parody, travesty, falsification, misinterpreted, untranslated, untranslatable.
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