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- pronunciation:
- spel
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- spell out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
spells, spelling, spelled, spelt |
| definition 1: |
to name or write the letters of (a word) in order.
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| definition 2: |
to form (a word), as letters in order.
C-A-T spells "cat." |
| definition 3: |
to mean or amount to.
Wealth does not spell happiness. |
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| phrase: |
spell out |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to form a word or words by naming or writing the letters in order, often in a specified manner.
She spells perfectly. |
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| derivation: |
spellable (adj.) |
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