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a combining form meaning âeating, devouring,â used in the formation of compound words: phagocyte. Compare -phage, -phagous, -phagy. Origin of phago-.
(spÉl) vb, spells, spelling, spelt or spelled. 1. to write or name in correct order the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word) 2. (tr) (of letters) to go to make up the conventionally established form of (a word) when arranged correctly: d-o-g spells dog. 3. (tr) to indicate or signify: such actions spell disaster for our cause.