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respell

verb
re·​spell | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈspel \
respelled; respelling; respells

Definition of respell

transitive verb

: to spell again or in another way especially : to spell out according to a phonetic system

Other Words from respell

respelling \ (ˌ)rē-​ˈspe-​liŋ \ noun

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1806, in the meaning defined above

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