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'SPELL OUT' Phrasal Verb

Definition of Spell out phrasal verb

Spell out

  1. Explain something in great detail
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: He won't understand you unless you SPELL everything OUT for him.
  2. Write or say the individual letters that make up a word
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I had to SPELL my surname OUT to him as he didn't know how to spell it.

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