spelling
noun /ˈspel.ɪŋ/Definition
A2 [U] forming words with the correct letters in the correct order, or the ability to do this: He's hopeless at spelling. My computer has a program which corrects my spelling. Your essay is full of spelling mistakes/errors.Writing and typing › [C] the way a particular word is spelled: This dictionary includes both British and American spellings of words.Writing and typing
(Definition of spelling noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- borrow verb (RECEIVE)
- chalk verb
- compose verb (PRODUCE ART)
- document verb
- ghostwrite verb
- jot sth down phrasal verb
- key sth in phrasal verb
- record verb (STORE INFORMATION)
- semiotics noun
- speller noun
- take sth down phrasal verb (WRITE)
- touch-type verb
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- typing noun
- well documented adjective
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