spelling reform
noun
an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
Origin of spelling reform
1First recorded in 1870–75
Words Nearby spelling reform
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How to use spelling reform in a sentence
The adherents of spelling reform will perhaps be heartened by the result of everyone spelling as they please.
A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River | Barlow CumberlandHe surveys the general situation, he thinks it over, and presently he says 'spelling reform.'
How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee | Owen WisterHe was a powerful supporter of the movement for spelling reform, as a means of promoting 365 the spread of the English language.
President Eliot, of Harvard, is not a believer in spelling reform.
A progressive man was this same reverend gentleman—a great believer in his native English and in spelling reform.
Milton's England | Lucia Ames Mead
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