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orthoepy

ort·hoepy

UK/ˈɔː.θəʊˌiː.pi/ US/ˈɔː.θəʊˌɛ.pi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

  • “the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners”
  • “that is the correct pronunciation”
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2.

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

Origin

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοέπεια (orthoépeia), possibly via Latin orthoepia, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + ἔπος (épos, “word”) + -ία (-ía, “-y”).

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