orthoepy

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noun

or·​tho·​epy ˈȯr-thə-ˌwe-pē  ȯr-ˈthō-ə-pē 

1

: the customary pronunciation of a language

2

: the study of the pronunciation of a language

orthoepic

ˌȯr-thə-ˈwe-pik 

adjective

orthoepically

ˌȯr-thə-ˈwe-pi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

orthoepist

ˈȯr-thə-ˌwe-pist  ȯr-ˈthō-ə-pist 

noun

orthoepic

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adjective

or·​tho·​ep·​ic ¦ȯ(r)thə¦wepik 

variants or less commonly orthoepical

-pə̇kəl

: of or relating to orthoepy

orthoepic evidence

—Harold Whitehall

the terminology of civic administration seems to abound in orthoepic pitfalls

—J. T. Winterich

orthoepically

-pə̇k(ə)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin orthoepia, from Greek orthoepeia, from orth- + epos word — more at voice

First Known Use

Noun

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for orthoepy

• principe
• creepy
• sleepy