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- [spelt]
- /spɛlt/
- /spelt/
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- [spelt]
- /spɛlt/
Definitions of spelt word
- verb spelt a simple past tense and past participle of spell1 . 1
- noun spelt a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel. 1
- noun spelt a turn of work so taken. 1
- noun spelt a turn, bout, fit, or period of anything experienced or occurring: a spell of coughing. 1
- noun spelt an indefinite interval or space of time: Come visit us for a spell. 1
- noun spelt a period of weather of a specified kind: a hot spell. 1
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Origin of spelt
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English from Late Latin spelta, probably from Germanic; compare Old High German spelza (German Spelt)
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Parts of speech for Spelt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spelt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spelt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spelt
noun spelt
- durum — a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
- gluten — the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
- wheat — the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
Antonyms for spelt
noun spelt
- misspelt — Simple past tense and past participle of misspell.
Top questions with spelt
- what is spelt?
- what is spelt flour?