The phrase "a definitive reading" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a clear, conclusive interpretation or understanding of a text, situation, or concept.
Example: "After analyzing the evidence, the researcher provided a definitive reading of the data that clarified the study's findings."
Alternatives: "a conclusive interpretation" or "a final analysis".
His new greatest hits collection, The Definitive Herbie Hancock, merely demonstrates that there is no such thing as a definitive reading of the man.
The city's voters will also provide a fairly good early reading, though probably not a definitive reading, on the potential that security and leadership issues have to affect elections in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The quartet put a lot of energy into "Black Angels," performing it a number of times and working intensively with Mr. Crumb before making the recording, a definitive reading of a deservedly beloved piece.
But it has the same intensely personal footprints and the same moments of jagged magic, like her "All My Tears," a mix of old-time religion and sophisticated rock that's been recorded already by Ms. Harris and the jazz singer Jimmy Scott but is given a definitive reading by the Millers on "Broken Things".
In contrast, my interest is not in offering a definitive reading of the text, or in undertaking anything academic, but to use a more journalistic style as a springboard for some of the great questions that Nietzsche explores: Where does morality come from?
Although that's not a definitive reading on congressional intent, it does help contradict the narrative advanced by the plaintiffs.
Goss says that STELLAR's head-to-head comparison would give a more definitive reading on the effects of each drug, but he questions whether the results would be available soon enough to affect clinical practice.
This has been a year, though, when we've been reminded that culture abides by no definitive reading.
Dexys Midnight Runners had the big UK hit with the song in 1982 (resulting in their infamous "Jocky Wilson" Top of the Pops performance), but Van's remains the definitive reading.
Because this baby is the definitive read.
If you need a definitive answer, stop reading.
