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Definition of Spelling

1. Noun. Forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage.

Definition of Spelling

1. n. The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.

2. a. Of or pertaining to spelling.

Definition of Spelling

1. Verb. (present participle of spell) ¹

2. Noun. The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography. ¹

3. Noun. The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling. ¹

4. Noun. A specific spelling of a word. ¹

5. Noun. (US rare dated countable or uncountable) A spelling test or spelling bee. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spelling

1. a sequence of letters composing a word [n -S]

Medical Definition of Spelling

1. The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spelling

Literary usage of Spelling

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

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1906)
"S. '06. llas the foreign missionary enterprise been spelling. ... Simplified spelling: what It is and what it Is not. H: H. Moore. Outlook. 84:165-70. ..."

2. Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education by National Society for the Study of Education (1916)
"CHAPTER XIII INVESTIGATION OF spelling IN THE SCHOOLS OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA JB SEARS Leland ... See Leonard P. Ayres, Measurement of Ability in spelling. ..."

3. Teachers College Record by Columbia University. Teachers College (1900)
"spelling How children learn to spell English words would seem to be a fairly easy thing to find out. There is such an abundance of data and the process ..."

4. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1884)
"GUSTAVUS KEAN'S spelling. BY JC MONTAGUE. GUSTAVUS KEAN is my cousin ; but that is not the reason I am writing about him. Perish the thought! ..."

5. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1908)
"Is spelling taught in your high school? 2. If not, do you feel its need? ... In this article Professor Clark details the results of spelling tests given to ..."

6. The Massachusetts Teacher by Massachusetts Teachers' Association (1858)
"MOST systems for teaching spelling require pupils to spell by sound. ... Correct spelling depends on the correct mental pictures of words. ..."

7. The Practical Study of Languages: A Guide for Teachers and Learners by Henry Sweet (1900)
"Relation of Nomic to Phonetic spelling The first and most obvious objection brought against the use of a phonetic notation in teaching a foreign language is ..."

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