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spelling [ˈspɛlɪŋ] n 1. (Linguistics) the act or process of writing words by using the letters conventionally accepted for their formation; orthography 2. (Linguistics) the art or study of orthography 3. (Linguistics) the actual way in which a word is spelt 4. the ability of a person to spell John's spelling is good Spelling See also language. the practice or defect of incorrect spelling. — cacographer, n. — cacographic, cacographical, adj. a phonetic spelling system in which for each sound the letter or digraph most commonly found representing that sound is used. Rare. the study of nonphonetic spelling. — hetericist, n. 1. the practice of spelling in a way contrary to standard usage. 2. the use of the same letters or combinations of letters to represent different sounds, as in English tough and dough. — heterographic, heterographical, adj. 1. the art of writing words according to accepted usage; correct spelling. 2. that part of grammar that treats of letters and spelling. 3. a method of spelling. — orthographer, n. — orthographic, adj. any phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand system. — phonog-rapher, phonographist, n. — phonographic, phonographical, adj.
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spelling noun orthography I had to correct several mistakes in her spelling. Quotations "My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong place" [A.A. Milne Winnie the Pooh] "`Do you spell it with a "V" or a "W"?'. `That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller, my Lord.'" [Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers] "orthography: the science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary] Translations spelling [ˈspelɪŋ] A. N → ortografía f the correct spelling is → la ortografía correcta es ... my spelling is terrible → cometo muchas faltas de ortografía B. CPD spelling bee N → certamen m de ortografía spelling checker N → corrector m ortográfico spelling mistake N → falta f de ortografía spelling pronunciation N → pronunciación f ortográfica spelling [ˈspɛlɪŋ] n (= ability, action) → orthographe f My spelling is terrible → Je fais beaucoup de fautes d'orthographe. I'm terrible at spelling → Je suis très mauvais en orthographe. (= way a word is written) → orthographe f modif [error, test, rule] → d'orthographe; [variant] → orthographique; [reform] → de l'orthographe a spelling mistake → une faute d'orthographe spelling error n → faute f d'orthographe spelling n → Rechtschreibung f, → Orthografie f; (of a word) → Schreibweise f; (= activity) → Rechtschreiben nt; (Sch: = lesson) → Rechtschreibeunterricht m; the correct spelling is … → die richtige Schreibweise ist … spelling: spelling bee n (Sch) → Buchstabierwettbewerb m spelling book n → Fibel f spelling check n (Comput) → Rechtschreibprüfung f spelling mistake n → (Recht)schreibfehler m, → orthografischer Fehler spelling pronunciation n → buchstabengetreue Aussprache How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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