spelling

  1. Verb.  (present participle of, spell) .
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
  4. Noun.  (countable) A specific spelling of a word.
  5. Noun.  (US, rare) A spelling test or spelling bee.

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