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readership|ˈriːdəʃɪp|
[f. reader + -ship.]
1. The office of a reader (chiefly in sense 4).
1719Swift To Yng. Clergyman Wks. 1755 II. ii. 2 They..first sollicit a readership, and..arrive in time to a curacy. 1840Act 3 & 4 Vict. c. 86 § 2 The Term ‘Preferment’..shall be construed to comprehend every Curacy, Lectureship, Readership [etc.]. 188319th Cent. May 833 A step in the ladder of promotion, first to a readership and ultimately to a professorship.
2. As a title: The personality of a reader.
1771P. Parsons Newmarket II. 186 An expectation which your readership cannot suppose I should..entertain. 1820Blackw. Mag. VII. 477, I trust, O gentle reader,..that your readership will not [etc.].
3. The total number of (regular) readers of a periodical publication, as a newspaper or magazine; all, or a section, of such readers considered collectively. Also attrib. orig. U.S.
1923O. G. Villard Some Newspapers & Newspapermen 189 The appeal of the News to the masses has been so successful that it now has a readership of some forty thousand. 1947C. L. Allen (title) A readership study of 3 typical Wisconsin hometown dailies. 1951Sunday Times 2 Dec. 1/3 Mr. Stephen's..experienced counsel and reflections [will] become available to the whole Sunday Times readership. 1958New Statesman 30 Aug. 241/1 It holds its vast circulation..by grace of Mr. Gilbert Harding, whose weekly column (according to readership surveys) is the People's biggest pulling feature of all. 1963Guardian 10 Apr. 7/2 Another variation, reflecting different readership, is the background of the characters. 1971Nature 2 Apr. 310/3 In view of the intended readership the selection of topics seems reasonable enough. 1979London Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 2/3 The obvious difference will relate to the subjects generated by the nationality of the London Review's readership, and by that of its contributors. |