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Spelling :: Spelling (n.) The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.

Endoss :: Endoss (v. t.) To put upon the back or outside of anything; -- the older spelling of endorse.

, A , Or An . Pcp. It Is Presumably An Older Spelling Of Scanned. --2. :: , a , or an . PCP. It is presumably an older spelling of scanned. --2. () Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically..

Query :: Query (v. t.) To write query (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See Quaere..

Han''t :: Han't () A contraction of have not, or has not, used in illiterate speech. In the United States the commoner spelling is hain't..

Orthographize :: Orthographize (v. t.) To spell correctly or according to usage; to correct in regard to spelling.

Ban :: Ban (n.) Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense)..

Misspelling :: Misspelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misspel.

Aphthong :: Aphthong (n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound..

Spelling :: Spelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spel.

Heterography :: Heterography (n.) That method of spelling in which the same letters represent different sounds in different words, as in the ordinary English orthography; e. g., g in get and in ginger..

Hail :: Hail (a.) Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).

Ambassy :: Ambassy (n.) See Embassy, the usual spelling..

Homography :: Homography (n.) That method of spelling in which every sound is represented by a single character, which indicates that sound and no other..

Homophone :: Homophone (n.) A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright..

Primer :: Primer (n.) A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.

Glossic :: Glossic (n.) A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only..

Discussive :: Discussive (a.) Doubt-dispelling; decisive.

Resent :: Resent (v. t.) To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See Resent, v. i..

Phonetist :: Phonetist (n.) One who advocates a phonetic spelling.

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