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Definition of Respelt
1. respell [v] - See also: respell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Respelt
Literary usage of Respelt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Historical English and Derivation by John Collinson Nesfield (1898)
"Eng. sutel was respelt as subtle for the sake of the Lat. subtilis, ... Thus sythe
and sent were respelt as scythe and scent, because an se was used in the ..."
2. An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction ...by William Adolphus Wheeler by William Adolphus Wheeler (1865)
"Most of the names from modern foreign languages are respelt. ... Such syllables
are not usually respelt, as, in general, they will naturally be pronounced ..."
3. An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction ...by William Adolphus Wheeler by William Adolphus Wheeler (1872)
"Most of the names from modern foreign languages are respelt. ... Such syllables
are not usually respelt, as, in general, they will naturally be pronounced ..."
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