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Webster 1913 Edition
Spelling
Spell′ing
,Noun.
The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.
Spell′ing
,Adj.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Spelling
SPELL'ING
, ppr.1.
Naming the letters of a word, or writing them; forming words with their proper letters.2.
Taking another's turn.SPELL'ING
, n.1.
The act of naming the letters of a word, or the act of writing or printing words with their proper letters.2.
Orthography; the manner of forming words with letters. Bad spelling is disreputable to a gentleman.