Main Entry:

or·thog·ra·phy

Pronunciation:

\ȯr-ˈthä-grə-fē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English ortografie, from Anglo-French, from Latin orthographia, from Greek, from orth- + graphein to write — more at carve

Date:

15th century

1 a: the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage b: the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols2: a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling