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SPELLING [2 records]

Record 1 2024-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

The action, practice, or art of naming the letters of words, of reading letter by letter, or of expressing words by letters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
DEF

Action de nommer oralement successivement chacune des lettres d'un mot.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lingüística (Generalidades)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
DEF

Enumeración del nombre de cada una de las letras que constituyen una palabra.

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Record 2 2024-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
DEF

The manner of expressing or writing words with letters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Manière dont un mot est écrit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lingüística (Generalidades)
DEF

Conjunto de normas que regulan la escritura de una lengua.

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