"spelling word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spelling words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spelling word (plural spelling words)
  1. (US, education, set phrase) A word, especially among several others, for which the spelling is supposed to be memorized and practiced before an upcoming quiz or test in which all of such words are covered. Tags: US Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-spelling_word-en-noun-ynXKXyfr Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: education

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spelling word meaning in English (1.4kB)

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