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Meanings of a prima vista in English

Russian
a prima vista
Portuguese
leitura à primeira vista
Spanish
lectura a primera vista
Catalan
lectura a primera vista

Music term; reading and performing of a piece of music or song in music notation that the performer has not seen before.

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Examples for "sight reading"
Examples for "sight reading"
1
When practicable, an exercise in sight reading may follow this kind of lesson.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History
2
But music appreciation adds, sight reading adds, piano aptitude adds.
Engineering Infinity
3
Maybe you're sight reading for fun.
Five Magical Piano Practice Techniques
4
I probably have a huge memory of really quick sight reading words that I probably don't know that I have.
Wired
5
The teacher may have slips containing sections of the story prepared beforehand, and may give them to the pupils for sight reading.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History
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