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spelling noun
/ˈspel.ɪŋ/ n Definition
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[U] forming words with the correct letters in the correct order, or the ability to do thisHe's hopeless at spelling.
My computer has a program which corrects my spelling.
Your essay is full of spelling mistakes/errors.
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[C] the way a particular word is speltThis dictionary includes both British and American spellings of words.
(Definition of spelling noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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