Definition of spelling
1 : the forming of words from letters according to accepted usage : orthography
2a : a sequence of letters composing a wordb : the way in which a word is spelled
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Examples of spelling in a Sentence
The American spelling is “color” while the British spelling is “colour.”
The words “made” and “maid” sound alike but have different spellings.
Recent Examples of spelling from the Web
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This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of the Rev. Shon Blackwell’s first name from Shawn.
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Send all of your spelling questions to Ananya Vinay.
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This is the third consecutive trip to the national spelling competition for Mira, who advanced by wining the regional competition in February.
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While Scripps is celebrating correct spelling this week, Google also released its own breakdown of Americans' take on everyday words.
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The spelling bee, the people who are running it, are very sensitive to special needs all across the spectrum and this request was hastily accommodated.
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Two past winners of countywide spelling bee went on to win the national championship.
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Despite the blatant spelling error — and despite former FBI director James Comey repudiating the claim — the tweet has not been deleted.
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There was a Kamryn, although not the conventional spelling; there was also a Riley and a Morgan.
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15th Century
First Known Use of spelling
15th century
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SPELLING Defined for Kids
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Definition of spelling for Students
1 : an exercise or the practice of forming words from letters
2 : the letters composing a word What is the correct spelling of your name?
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