first reading
Noun
Meaning
the first presentation of a bill in a legislature
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
It is in the translation that the innocence lost after the first reading is restored under another guise, since the reader is once again faced with a new text and its attendant mystery. That is the inescapable paradox of translation, and also its wealth.
The first reading of a Will, where a person dies worth anything considerable, generally affords a true test of the relations' love to the deceased.
A classic is a book which with each rereading offers as much of a sense of discovery as the first reading.
It was an epoch in my life, it is an epoch in every child's life, the first reading of Robinson Crusoe.
A first reading of the "Bhagwat Gita" reveals that it preaches a gospel of complete detachment. A more intensified reading confirms this opinion but reveals some really beautiful verses which require careful understanding and implementation.
I remember the first reading of the script we had and everybody was sitting around the table. I was very impressed with the level of acting that was in the room, particularly with Jennifer who has so much responsibility.