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Definition of orthoepy in English: orthoepynoun ɔːˈθəʊɪpiˈɔːθəʊɛpiɔrˈθoʊəpi mass noun1The correct or accepted pronunciation of words. Example sentencesExamples - Some letters and combinations of letters depend in their orthoepy upon the etymology of the word.
- According to Herodian - the ancient authority on orthoepy - the word should be pronounced as proparoxytone.
- The name of the organization created to further Basic, the Orthological Institute, echoes such terms as orthodoxy, orthography, and orthoepy.
Synonyms diction, elocution, manner of speaking, articulation, enunciation, pronunciation - 1.1 The study of correct or accepted pronunciation.
Example sentencesExamples - THE spoken word comes to the ear. It is a sound, and can be studied. The branch of knowledge that tells us all about it, is called orthoepy.
- In addition to the subjects of Reading and Orthoepy, English. Grammar, English Literature, British History and Canadian History.
Derivatives adjective ɔːθəʊˈɛpɪk Axmatovas pronunciation corresponds with the orthoepic norm to a lesser extent than Pasternaks. Example sentencesExamples - Good pronunciation is defined not as adherence to some strict orthoepic norm but as a range of variation that nonetheless permits "une communication".
noun Alexander Geddes was an eighteenth-century Scottish orthoepist and dialectologist. Example sentencesExamples - In fact, pronunciation authorities can't even agree on the correct way to say orthoepist - which means ‘an authority on pronunciation’!
Origin Mid 17th century: from Greek orthoepeia 'correct speech', from orthos 'right or straight' + epos, epe- 'word'. Definition of orthoepy in US English: orthoepynounôrˈTHōəpēɔrˈθoʊəpi 1The correct or accepted pronunciation of words. Example sentencesExamples - According to Herodian - the ancient authority on orthoepy - the word should be pronounced as proparoxytone.
- The name of the organization created to further Basic, the Orthological Institute, echoes such terms as orthodoxy, orthography, and orthoepy.
- Some letters and combinations of letters depend in their orthoepy upon the etymology of the word.
Synonyms diction, elocution, manner of speaking, articulation, enunciation, pronunciation - 1.1 The study of correct or accepted pronunciation.
Example sentencesExamples - In addition to the subjects of Reading and Orthoepy, English. Grammar, English Literature, British History and Canadian History.
- THE spoken word comes to the ear. It is a sound, and can be studied. The branch of knowledge that tells us all about it, is called orthoepy.
Origin Mid 17th century: from Greek orthoepeia ‘correct speech’, from orthos ‘right or straight’ + epos, epe- ‘word’. |