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re·spell | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈspel 
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\respelled; respelling; respells
Definition of respell
: to spell again or in another way especially : to spell out according to a phonetic system
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respelling \ (ˌ)rē-ˈspe-liŋ \ noun
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The first known use of respell was in 1806
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