SPELL'ING, participle present tense 1. Naming the letters of a word, or writing them; forming words with their proper letters. 2. Taking another's turn. SPELL'ING, noun 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.
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