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spelling noun

  /ˈspɛlɪŋ/
  • (uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
  • (uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
  • (countable) A specific spelling of a word.
 litriú

spell verb

  /spɛl/
  • (intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]
  • (transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word). [from 19th c.]
 litrigh

spell noun

  /spɛl/
  • A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]
 briocht draíochta, draíocht, geis, ortha, piseog

spell noun

  /spɛl/
  • (colloquial, US) A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc. [from 19th c.]
 rith tinnis
  • (colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]
 scaitheamh, seal, tamall
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