About The Word Orthography
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Orthography
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What's The Definition Of Orthography?
[n] a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
Synonyms | Synonyms for Orthography: writing system Related Terms | Find terms related to Orthography: See Also | alphabetic script | alphabetic writing | Armenian | Armenian alphabet | boustrophedon | cuneiform | hieroglyph | hieroglyphic | hyphenation | ideography | Linear A | picture writing | point system | punctuation | punctuation mark | script | spelling | syllabary | syllabic script | word division | writing Orthography In Webster's Dictionary \Or*thog"ra*phy\, n. [OE. ortographie, OF.
orthographie, L. orthographia, Gr. ?, fr. ? writing
correctly; 'orqo`s right + gra`fein to write. See {Ortho-},
and {Graphic}.]
1. The art or practice of writing words with the proper
letters, according to standard usage; conventionally
correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his
orthography is vicious.
When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation,
but is hardened into orthography. --Earle.
2. The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of
the art of spelling words correctly.
3. A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation
or a vertical section.
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