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