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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman ortografie, Middle French orthographie, and their source, Latin orthographia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ὀρθογραφία (orthographía), from ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) and γράφω (gráphō, “write”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːˈθɒɡ.ɹə.fi/
- (US) enPR: ôrthäʹgrəfē, IPA(key): /ɔɹˈθɑɡ.ɹə.fi/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: or‧thog‧ra‧phy
Noun[edit]
orthography (countable and uncountable, 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.
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:orthography.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
study of correct spelling
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aspect of language study
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method of representing a language by written symbols
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Categories:
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Architecture
- English words prefixed with ortho-
- English words suffixed with -graphy
- en:Orthography