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单词 spelldown
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spelldownn.

/ˈspɛldaʊn/
Etymology: < verbal phrase to spell down: see spell v.2 3e.
U.S.
An eliminating contest in spelling.
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society > communication > writing > spelling > [noun] > contest or test in spelling
spelling school1832
spelling bee1850
spelling1860
spelldown1943
1943 National Geographic Mag. Dec. 755 Among cherished memories of ‘the days of real sport’, the old-fashioned ‘spelldown’ takes high rank.
1951 E. M. Graham My Window looks down East xv. 131 Mrs. Rowen decided to give him another chance and started the ‘spelldown’ over, but the children were consulted first. They agreed. The spelling started again.
1958 Time (Atlantic ed.) 23 June 38/1 In the..19th round of the spelldown, 13-year-old Betty Morgan,..choked up on chiaus.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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