spelling bee
English
Etymology
From spelling + bee (“get-together, (social) gathering, contest”) (The earliest known evidence of the phrase in print dates back to 1850).
Noun
spelling bee (plural spelling bees)
- 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.
Synonyms
- spelldown
- spelling match (earlier term, traced back to 1808)
Related terms
- apple bee
- geography bee
- husking bee
- quilting bee
- sewing bee
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