readership
Americannoun
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the people who read or are thought to read a particular book, newspaper, magazine, etc..
The periodical has a dwindling readership.
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the duty, status, or profession of a reader.
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(especially in British universities) the position of instructor or lecturer.
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the state or quality of being a reader.
appealing to a higher level of readership.
noun
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all the readers collectively of a particular publication or author
a readership of five million
Dickens's readership
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the office, position, or rank of university reader
Etymology
Origin of readership
Example Sentences
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Penny papers, the first mass media, gained a wide readership among Americans of all classes.
From Literature
He arrived vowing to carry out a digital transformation, stem financial losses and reverse a decline in online readership.
By highlighting his cinephilia, this wonderful book brings Kurosawa closer to the film buffs who will undoubtedly make up its grateful readership.
His work drew a large female readership, typically uncommon for comic-book writers.
From Los Angeles Times
“Now it is just time for the audience — the readership — to really put its money where its mouth is,” Williams said.
From Salon
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