orthographic

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English

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Etymology

ortho- +‎ -graph +‎ -ic. Compare French orthographique, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin orthographus, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀρθογράφος (orthográphos).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɔːθəˈɡɹæfɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔːɹθəˈɡɹæfɪk/

Adjective

orthographic (not comparable)

  1. Of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.
  2. Of, or relating to, orthography.
    • 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide[1], page 10:
      This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle.

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