orthoepy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
  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

Etymology

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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