British spellingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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British spelling (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 英国用法 spellings)

1. One or more spellings of a word or other term that is (または was) commonly used and accepted by English writers of the island of Great Britain or the United Kingdom and its dependencies.

   You can write "organise" or "organize" in their British spellings, but "organize" is the only American spelling of the term.

2. The total of all such spellings.

   British spelling requires neighbour, colour, and harbour over neighbor, color, and harbor.