orthography
pronunciation
How to pronounce orthography in British English:
UK [ɔːˈθɒɡrəfi]
How to pronounce orthography in American English:
US [ɔːrˈθɑːɡrəfi]
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- Noun:
- a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
Word Origin
- orthography (n.)
- "correct or proper spelling," mid-15c., ortographie, from Middle French orthographie (Old French ortografie, 13c.), from Latin orthographia, from Greek orthographia "correct writing," from orthos "correct" (see ortho-) + root of graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Related: Orthographer.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Of or relating to or expressed in orthography .
- 2. Yet the spelling , easily derived from other words * , highlights the shortcomings of english orthography .
- 3. Among the subjects we discussed was bengali orthography .
- 4. American and english orthography are very much alike .
- 5. It might , however , be reforming orthography .