spelling
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Definition of spelling
1 : the forming of words from letters according to accepted usage : orthography
2a : a sequence of letters composing a word
b : the way in which a word is spelled
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My wake-up moment On the morning of December 7 last year, I was supposed to make French toast with the kids, then help Jack study for a spelling bee. — Amy Parrish, Good Housekeeping, ""How I Finally Stopped Drinking and Earned Back My Family's Trust"," 20 Nov. 2013 Gaga/Ally's triumphant yell/howl of indistinguishable spelling in the song is also fodder for a great many memes. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Is A Star Is Born the New Titanic? Discuss.," 9 Oct. 2018 Airlines get repainted all the time—normally, though, without obvious spelling errors, and without making headlines around the world. — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, "Cathay Pacific Misspells Its Own Name on Side of Plane," 19 Sep. 2018 This story has also been updated to correct the spelling of Jonathon Taylor's name. — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, "Brown bear believed to have killed hiker and mauled searcher stays out of sight," 22 June 2018 Editor's note: This story was updated May 10, 2018, to correct the spelling of AFSCME spokesman Chris Flink's last name. — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, "A massive UC-wide strike concluded Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know," 9 May 2018 Less than an hour later, the show was trending worldwide on Twitter with two different spellings. — Emily Yahr, BostonGlobe.com, "Why ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ fans are taking its cancellation so hard," 11 May 2018 Authorities had previously identified the suspect with a different spelling of his first name. — Bloomberg.com, "Sheriff IDs Shooting Suspect as Nikolas Cruz," 14 Feb. 2018 Luckily, grammar sticklers have pointed out the mistake on many posts using the incorrect spelling. — Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star, "America can't spell: Melania Trump, others use #IndependanceDay — not Independence Day," 4 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spelling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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