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Spell

/spel/
To arrange letters in the correct order to form a word or to engage in a mystical act involving words or gestures.

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Examples:

This book contains all kinds of magic spells,' he told him.

And invariably they spelled trouble and distress for doctors.

It has spelt p-a-u."

Etymology:

etymology
The word spell originated in Old English as spellian, meaning to talk or tell. It was derived from Proto-Germanic spellą and Proto-Indo-European spel-, which are also related to spel in German and spall in Norwegian.

Usage Statistics:

16 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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