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orthoepy

The correct spelling is orthoepy.

How to pronounce orthoepy

/ɔːˈθəʊɨpi/
noun

IPA: /ɔːˈθəʊɨpi/

Say it like: Ort-hoe-pee

The correct spelling is orthoepy. Accepted or customary pronunciation.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Accepted or customary pronunciation.
  2. 2.The study of correct spelling according to established usage.
  3. 3.The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words.
  4. 4.Orthographic projection; especially its use to draw an elevation, vertical projection etc. of a building.
  5. 5.The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.

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