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1. a prolonged period of dry weather.2. a period of little or no productivity or activity, low income, etc.[1885-90]
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spell — spell1 [ spel ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to know the letters of a word in the correct order: Can you spell the word beautiful? a ) transitive to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order: You ve spelled my name wrong. b )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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