spelling bee

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctlySynonyms: spelldownspelling contestType of contest, competition
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Spelling bee

a spelling match. U.S.

From the entry Spelling.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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