How to pronounce spell

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What spell means

noun

Most people know spell in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A short stretch of time, like a run of hot days

In a sentence: After a long dry spell, the garden finally got some rain.

Where it comes from: This sense probably comes from an Old English word meaning to take someone's place, as when workers take turns. It is a different word from a magic spell.

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