SPELLING

n. a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.

2.
a.

Of or pertaining to spelling. Spelling bee, a spelling match. [U.S.] -- Spelling book, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. -- Spelling match, a contest of skill in spelling words, between two or more persons.


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