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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 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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A new war memorial in northeastern Indiana raised eyebrows thanks to a spelling error, Fox59 reports.
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But Pyle said there sometimes can be discrepancies in ages and the spelling of names in records from that era.
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Congratulations, too, to the champions of the annual Bond Mill third-grade spelling bee, which was held on June 7.
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An earlier version was corrected to fix spelling of national park.)
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Siri might suggest stories about Iceland within the news app or even suggest the spelling for a difficult Icelandic place name.
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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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So upon approaching the microphone to spell a word later Thursday morning, well, just read what Erin said as longtime spelling bee pronouncer Dr. Jacque Bailly prepared to give her word.
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Send all of your spelling questions to Ananya Vinay.
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First Known Use of spelling
15th century
Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms
SPELLING Defined for Kids
spelling
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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