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orthography

One entry found.

Main Entry:
or·thog·ra·phy 
          Listen to the pronunciation of orthography
Pronunciation:
\r-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


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