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spelling bee
Word forms: spelling bees
countable noun
A spelling bee is a competition in which children try to spell words correctly. Anyone who makes a mistake is out and the competition continues until only one person is left.
spelling bee in British English
noun
a contest in which players are required to spell words according to orthographic conventions
Word origin
C19: from bee2spelling bee in American English
US
a spelling contest, esp. one in which a contestant is eliminated after misspelling a word
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