orthography
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman ortografie, Middle French ortografie, ortographie, and their source, Latin orthographia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ὀρθογραφία, from ὀρθός (orthos, “correct”) and γράφω (gráphō, “write”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ɔːˈθɒɡ.ɹə.fi/, X-SAMPA: /O:"TQgr@fi/
- (US) enPR: ôrthäʹgrəfē, IPA: /ɔɹˈθɑː.ɡɹə.fi/, X-SAMPA: /Or"TAgr@fi/
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Noun [edit]
orthography (plural orthographies)
- The study of correct spelling according to established usage.
- The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words.
- Spelling; the method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols.
- (architecture) Orthographic projection; especially its use to draw an elevation, vertical projection etc. of a building.
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Translations [edit]
study of correct spelling
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aspect of language study concerned with letters and their correct sequence in words
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the method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols
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