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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
spell
/spɛl/
verb1 of 2
to be able to say, write, or print the letters that make up a word
- “Apart from a few spelling mistakes, it's a good essay.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)