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spell 1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (spl)
v. spelled, or spelt (splt) spell·ing, spells
v. tr.
To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word or part of a word).
To constitute the letters of (a word): These letters spell animal.
To add up to; signify: Their unwise investment could spell financial ruin.
It is a common usage in the UK.
Thanks. I've got it here in the dictionary I own as well.
What can I say? I'm an English man. A literate English man no less...
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