单词 | orthoepy |
释义 | orthoepy[ awr-thoh-uh-pee, awr-thoh-ep-ee ] / ɔrˈθoʊ ə pi, ˈɔr θoʊˌɛp i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR orthoepy ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe study of correct pronunciation. customary pronunciation (opposed to cacoepy). Also Older Spelling, or·tho·ë·py . Origin of orthoepyFirst recorded in 1660–70; from Greek orthoépeia “correctness of diction,” equivalent to ortho- “straight, correct, right” + epe- (stem of épos “word”) + -ia noun suffix; see origin at ortho-, -y3 OTHER WORDS FROM orthoepyor·tho·ep·ic [awr-thoh-ep-ik], /ˌɔr θoʊˈɛp ɪk/, or·tho·ep·i·cal, adjectiveor·tho·e·pist, nounor·tho·e·pis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby orthoepyOrthodox Jew, Orthodox Judaism, orthodox sleep, orthodoxy, orthodromic, orthoepy, orthoformate, orthoformic acid, orthogenesis, orthogenetic, orthogenic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orthoepyBritish Dictionary definitions for orthoepyorthoepy / (ˈɔːθəʊˌɛpɪ) / nounthe study of correct or standard pronunciation Derived forms of orthoepyorthoepic (ˌɔːθəʊˈɛpɪk), adjectiveorthoepically, adverbWord Origin for orthoepyC17: from Greek orthoepeia, from ortho- straight + epos word Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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