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spelling (root: spell)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun spelling has 1 sense
- spelling(n = noun.communication) - forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage; is a kind of orthography, writing system
has particulars: misspelling
has parts: alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
Derived forms verb spell1, verb spell3
CIDE DICTIONARY
spelling, n.
The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography. [1913 Webster]
spelling, a.
Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spelling, n.
1 the process or activity of writing or naming the letters of a word etc.
2 the way a word is spelled.
3 the ability to spell (his spelling is weak).
1 the process or activity of writing or naming the letters of a word etc.
2 the way a word is spelled.
3 the ability to spell (his spelling is weak).
Idiom
spelling-bee a spelling competition.
ROGET THESAURUS
spelling
Letter
N letter, character, hieroglyphic, type, capitals, digraph, trigraph, ideogram, ideograph, majuscule, minuscule, majuscule, minuscule, alphabet, ABC, abecedary, christcross-row, consonant, vowel, diphthong, triphthong, mute, liquid, labial, dental, guttural, syllable, monosyllable, dissyllable, polysyllable, affix, suffix, spelling, orthograph, phonography, phonetic spelling, anagrammatism, metagrammatism, cipher, monogram, anagram, doubleacrostic, literal, alphabetical, abecedarian, syllabic, majuscular, minuscular, uncial.
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