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Word: spells (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...YORK--The worst of the severe cold spell is just about over for the time being, at least...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Over the Wire | 1/26/1940 | See Source »

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Normalized population density for word "spells" throughout decades:

1870s : 0.2431
1880s : 0.1959
1900s : 0.2130
1910s : 0.3047
1920s : 0.9370
1930s : 0.7956
1940s : 1.1538
1950s : 1.5197
1960s : 1.2802
1970s : 1.1610
1980s : 1.0558
1990s : 0.8120
2000s : 0.8842
2010s : 1.1417