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spelling definition

spell·ing (-iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of one who spells words
  2. the way in which a word is spelled; orthography

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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