orthoepy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
    pronunciation.
    • the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners
    • that is the correct pronunciation
  2. noun a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography

WordNet

Or"tho*ë*py noun (Also<
  • Orthoepy
  • Orthoëpy
)
Etymology
Gr. right + a word: cf. F. orthoépie. See Ortho-, and Epic.
Definitions
  1. The art of uttering words corectly; a correct pronunciation of words; also, mode of pronunciation.

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