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spellathon

spellathon noun: a spelling bee held to raise money for charity.

Noun

spellathon (plural spellathons)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A spelling bee held to raise money for charity.
    • A feasibility study has revealed that $8,500 would be needed to bring the camp site up to standard. A mammoth spellathon or a walkathon have been suggested.1972, The Educational Magazine, volume 29, page 20
    • Old standbys like walkathons, spellathons, and candy and light bulb sales are common.1978, Lawrence W. Prakken, The Education Digest, volume 44, page 37

spellathon meaning in Tamil

spellathon in Tamil

பலுக்கல் போட்டி

Forms of spellathon

pluralspellathons

Origin of spellathon

From spell + -athon.

Questions about spellathon

What does spellathon mean?
Spellathon means a spelling bee held to raise money for charity.
What is spellathon in Tamil?
Spellathon in Tamil is பலுக்கல் போட்டி. See Spellathon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spellathon?
Spellathon is a noun.
What is the plural of spellathon?
The plural of spellathon is spellathons.

Words near spellathon in the dictionary

  1. spell-off
  2. spell-offs
  3. spell-work
  4. spellability
  5. spellable
  6. spellathon
  7. spellathons
  8. spellbind
  9. spellbinder
  10. spellbinders
  11. spellbinding

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spellathon (page history and authors); spellathon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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