{Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.]
{Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children
to spell; a speller.
{Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words, between two or more persons. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Spelling — Spell ing, a. Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster] {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.] {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words, between… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spelling bee — Spelling Spell ing, a. Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster] {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.] {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spelling book — Spelling Spell ing, a. Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster] {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.] {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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