Definition of Respellings

1. Noun. (plural of respelling) ¹

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Definition of Respellings

1. respelling [n] - See also: respelling

Lexicographical Neighbors of Respellings

respection
respective
respective(a)
respectively
respectiveness
respectless
respectlessness
respects
respectuous
respectworthy
respell
respelled
respeller
respellers
respelling
respellings (current term)
respells
respelt
respend
respent
respersion
respersions
respice finem
respider
respidered
respidering
respiders
respin
respirability
respirable

Literary usage of Respellings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Pronunciation Articles on problems of pronunciation necessarily include pronunciation respellings. The symbols used in these ..."

2. Dictionary of Aviation by Robert Morris Pierce (1911)
"... spelling have alredy supplemented the current spelling in the respellings given in dictionaries and grammars. Fonetic texts are coming into common use ..."

3. The New International Encyclopædiaby Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"Otherwise than as noted above, the letters used in the respellings for pronunciation are to receive their ordinary English sounds. When the pronunciation is ..."

4. Lessons on the Use of Books and Libraries: A Text Book for Schools and a by Ole Saeter Rice (1920)
"But in order always to know how to use these respellings one must know how to use the key words at the bottom of the pages of the dictionary. ..."

5. Lessons on the Use of Books and Libraries: A Text Book for Schools and a by Ole Saeter Rice (1920)
"But in order always to know how to use these respellings one must know how to use the key words at the bottom of the pages of the dictionary. ..."

6. Lessons on the Use of Books and Libraries: A Text Book for Schools and a by Ole Saeter Rice (1920)
"This is for the purpose of telling you how to pronounce the word correctly. But in order always to know how to use these respellings one must ..."

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