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orthography

Syllabification: (or·thog·ra·phy)
Pronunciation: /ôrˈTHägrəfē/

Definition of orthography

noun (plural orthographies)

  • 1the conventional spelling system of a language.
  • the study of spelling and how letters combine to represent sounds and form words.

Derivatives

orthographer

Pronunciation: /-fər/

noun
orthography (sense 1).

orthographic

Pronunciation: /ˌôrTHəˈgrafik/

adjective

orthographical

Pronunciation: /ˌôrTHəˈgrafikəl/

adjective

orthographically

Pronunciation: /ˌôrTHəˈgrafik(ə)lē/

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek orthographia, from orthos 'correct' + -graphia 'writing'

orthography in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of orthography in the British & World English dictionary

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