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1. Hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
   - Triticum spelta, Triticum aestivum spelta

1. Write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
   - write
    
2. Orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
   "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer"
   - spell out
    
3. Indicate or signify
   "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
   - import
    
4. Relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn
    
5. Place under a spell
    
6. Take turns working
   "the workers spell every four hours"

Derived forms: spelts

See also: speller, spelling

Type of: alternate, bewitch, corn [Brit], enchant, glamour, hex, intend, jinx, mean, mozz [Austral], recite, relieve, take over, take turns, wheat, witch

Antonym: unspell

Encyclopedia: Spell