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Definitions for orthoepyɔrˈθoʊ ə pi, ˈɔr θoʊˌɛp i

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

or•tho•e•pyɔrˈθoʊ ə pi, ˈɔr θoʊˌɛp i(n.)

  1. the study of correct pronunciation.

    Category: Phonetics

Origin of orthoepy:

1660–70; < Gk orthoépeia correctness of diction

or•tho′e•pist(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pronunciation, orthoepy(noun)

    the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

    "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"

  2. orthoepy(noun)

    a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography

Wiktionary

  1. orthoepy(Noun)

    The correct pronunciation of words.

  2. orthoepy(Noun)

    The study of correct pronunciation.

    3. Origin: In English from the 17th century.

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