spelling bee
A spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to…A spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.
Meaning
1 sensesA spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.
Buchstabierwettbewerb, Rechtschreibwettbewerb
a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From spelling + bee (“get-together, (social) gathering, contest”). (The earliest known eviFrom spelling + bee (“get-together, (social) gathering, contest”). (The earliest known evidence of the phrase in print dates back to 1850.)
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Forms
plural: spelling bees| Singular | spelling bee |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly:spelldownspelling contest