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orthography

Pronunciation: /ɔːˈθɒgrəfi/
Definition of orthography

noun (plural orthographies)

  • 1the conventional spelling system of a language: a spoken language which has as yet no sanctioned orthography
  • [mass noun] the study of spelling and how letters combine to represent sounds and form words.

Derivatives

orthographer

noun
sense 1.

orthographic

Pronunciation: /-ˈgrafɪk/
adjective

orthographical

Pronunciation: /-ˈgrafɪk(ə)l/
adjective

orthographically

Pronunciation: /-ˈgrafɪk(ə)li/
adverb

Origin:

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

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Definition of orthography in the US English dictionary

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