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spelling bee

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spelling bee
n.
A contest in which competitors are eliminated as they fail to spell a given word correctly. Also called spelldown.
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Noun1.spelling bee - a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly
spelldown, spelling contest
contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants


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And now since I cannot conceive that ye would hold a spelling bee upon the street corner, will ye name some reasonable excuse for being at large?
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
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