Is it der, die or das Lese? – die Lese, plural die Lesen

Why is it die Lese?

Lese ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

Sense 1

die

[1] Removement of fruits (especially from grapes) to produce food

[1] Entnahme von Früchten (besonders von Weintrauben) zur Erzeugung von Lebensmitteln

[2] Implementation of printed texts to audience in front of an audience

[2] Umsetzung gedruckter Texte zu hörbaren vor Publikum

[1] "Here, too, the reading has already started"
[1] „Auch hier hat die Lese schon begonnen.“

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