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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelledor Spelt; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Spelling.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS.
     spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to
     relate, Goth. spill?n.e Spell a tale. In sense 4 and those
     following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word,
     and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a
     piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D.
     spellen to spell. Cf. Spell splinter.]
     1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.]
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              Might I that legend find,
              By fairies spelt in mystic rhymes.    --T. Warton.
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     2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a
        spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. ``Spelled with
        words of power.'' --Dryden.
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              He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G.
                                                    Buck.
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     3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.]
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              The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together
              did spell but one in effect.          --Fuller.
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     4. To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a
        word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the
        proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The word ``satire'' ought to be spelled with i, and
              not with y.                           --Dryden.
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     5. To discover by characters or marks; to read with
        difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the
        sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To spell out a God in the works of creation.
                                                    --South.
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              To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon
              every accident.                       --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spelling.] [AS. spelian to supply another's place.]
     To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at
     work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spelling \Spell"ing\, n.
     The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters;
     orthography.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spelling \Spell"ing\, a.
     Of or pertaining to spelling.
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     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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelledor Spelt; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Spelling.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS.
     spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to
     relate, Goth. spill?n.e Spell a tale. In sense 4 and those
     following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word,
     and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a
     piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D.
     spellen to spell. Cf. Spell splinter.]
     1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.]
  
              Might I that legend find, By fairies spelt in mystic
              rhymes.                               --T. Warton.
  
     2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a
        spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. ``Spelled with
        words of power.'' --Dryden.
  
              He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G.
                                                    Buck.
  
     3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.]
  
              The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together
              did spell but one in effect.          --Fuller.
  
     4. To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a
        word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the
        proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.
  
              The word ``satire'' ought to be spelled with i, and
              not with y.                           --Dryden.
  
     5. To discover by characters or marks; to read with
        difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the
        sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.
  
              To spell out a God in the works of creation.
                                                    --South.
  
              To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon
              every accident.                       --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Spelling.] [AS. spelian to supply another's place.]
     To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at
     work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spelling \Spell"ing\, n.
     The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters;
     orthography.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spelling \Spell"ing\, a.
     Of or pertaining to spelling.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  spelling
       n : forming words with letters according to the principles
           underlying accepted usage

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spelling
     Αγγλικά n.
     η ορθογραφία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spelling
     Dutch n.
     (l en spelling)
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of
  forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words;
  orthography.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct
  spelling.
     3 (lb en countable) A specific spelling of a word.
     4 (lb en US rare dated countable or uncountable) A spelling test or
  spelling bee.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spell nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  spelling
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of
  forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words;
  orthography.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct
  spelling.
     3 (lb en countable) A specific spelling of a word.
     4 (lb en US rare dated countable or uncountable) A spelling test or
  spelling bee.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spell nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  spelling
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of
  forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words;
  orthography.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct
  spelling.
     3 (lb en countable) A specific spelling of a word.
     4 (lb en US rare dated countable or uncountable) A spelling test or
  spelling bee.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spell nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  spelling
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of
  forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words;
  orthography.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct
  spelling.
     3 (lb en countable) A specific spelling of a word.
     4 (lb en US rare dated countable or uncountable) A spelling test or
  spelling bee.
     vb.
     (present participle of en spell nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spelling
     Englanti n.
     1 oikeinkirjoitus; kirjoitusasu
     2 tavaus
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s pell ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spelling
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en spell ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb spell)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Spelling /spˈɛlɪŋ/
  التهجّئ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spelling //ˈspɛlɪŋ// 
  1. ортогра́фия, правопи́с
  a specific spelling of a word
  2. правопис
  the act of forming words with letters, the act of spelling
  3. правопи́с
  the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  spelling /spˈɛlɪŋ/ 
  pravopis

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  spelling /spˈɛlɪŋ/ 
  hláskování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  spelling /spˈɛlɪŋ/ 
  pravopis

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  spelling /spˈɛlɪŋ/ 
  sillafiad