spelling bee

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noun
  1. a spelling competition won by the individual or team spelling the greatest number of words correctly; spelldown.

Origin of spelling bee

1
First recorded in 1870–75

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spelling bee

noun
  1. a contest in which players are required to spell words according to orthographic conventions

Origin of spelling bee

1
C19: from bee ²

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