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noun

a revised orthography intended to simplify the spelling of English words, especially to eliminate unpronounced letters, as by substituting thru for through, tho for though, slo for slow, etc.

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Origin of reformed spelling

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby reformed spelling

reformation, reformatory, Reform Bill, reformed, Reformed Church in America, reformed spelling, reformer, Reform flask, reforming, reformism, reformist

How to use reformed spelling in a sentence

To the contrary, she said, she did not necessarily believe that collective bargaining needed to be reformed.
Meet Gina Raimondo, the Only Democratic Star of 2014|David Freedlander|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It features a young girl at a spelling bee who is asked to spell “Hagan.”
In North Carolina, GOP Overreach May Be More Unpopular Than Obama|Dean Obeidallah|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The current issue is also filled with dozens of grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The other two are da—meaning father—and te—an alternate spelling of ti.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble|David Bukszpan|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Other new admissions to the dictionary include qayaq—an alternate spelling of kayak—and thongy.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble|David Bukszpan|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For telegrams the spelling does n't matter; the people at the office correct it—or if they don't you can put it off on them.
Confidence|Henry James
The countess-dowager was not very adroit at spelling and composition, whether French or English, as you observe.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
By doing this he in about an hour learned the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of nearly 100 French words.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Obvious printing errors have been corrected, while minor irregularities in the spelling have been retained.
Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately published by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne,|John Harrison
I follow F. mainly, correcting the spelling; and give selected variations.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer