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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spelling bee
n
a contest in which players are required to spell words according to orthographic conventions
[C19: from bee2]
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spell′ing bee`
n.
a spelling competition won by the individual or team spelling the greatest number of words correctly.
[1870–75]
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| Noun | 1. | spelling bee - a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
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