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1. (n.) orthoepy
the study of correct pronunciation.
Etymology: (1660–70; < Gk orthoépeia correctness of diction)
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1. (noun) pronunciation, orthoepy
the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
"the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
2. (noun) orthoepy
a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography
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