reader's digest

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Definition of reader's digest in English English dictionary

a magazine containing short articles and stories on many different subjects, which is produced in many different languages and in separate editions in the UK and the US. U.S.-based monthly magazine. Founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace, it was first published in 1922 as a digest of articles of topical interest and entertainment value condensed from other periodicals. From 1934 it published condensed versions of current books; later it began publishing books containing original material. Though initially conceived as an impartial journal, the Digest has tended to reflect its publishers' generally conservative outlook. It probably has the largest circulation of any periodical in the world, appearing in dozens of editions and a wide variety of languages worldwide

monthly American magazine that reprints articles from other publications in a shortened form

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Reader's Digest version

An abridged or compressed, concise version

Reader's Digest versions

plural form of Reader's Digest version

Hyphenation

reader's di·gest

Turkish pronunciation

ridırz daycest

Pronunciation

/ˈrēdərz dīˈʤest/ /ˈriːdɜrz daɪˈʤɛst/