orthography

or·thog·ra·phy

noun \ȯr-ˈthä-grə-fē\

Definition of ORTHOGRAPHY

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 symbols

2

: a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling

Origin of ORTHOGRAPHY

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

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

Rhymes with ORTHOGRAPHY

autography, cacography, cartography, chorography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, geography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xerography, xylography