Meaning of ORTHOGRAPHY
| Pronunciation: | | or'thâgrufee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols |
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| | Synonyms: | | writing system |
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| | See Also: | | alphabetic script, alphabetic writing, Armenian, Armenian alphabet, boustrophedon, cuneiform, hieroglyph, hieroglyphic, hyphenation, ideography, Linear A, picture writing, point system, punctuation, punctuation mark, script, spelling, syllabary, syllabic script, word division, writing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Or*thog"ra*phy\, n. [OE. ortographie, OF.
orthographie, L. orthographia, Gr. ?, fr. ? writing
correctly; 'orqo`s right + gra`fein to write. See {Ortho-},
and {Graphic}.]
1. The art or practice of writing words with the proper
letters, according to standard usage; conventionally
correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his
orthography is vicious.
When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation,
but is hardened into orthography. --Earle.
2. The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of
the art of spelling words correctly.
3. A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation
or a vertical section.
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