orthoepy
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of orthoepy
First recorded in 1660–70; from Greek orthoépeia “correctness of diction,” equivalent to ortho- “straight, correct, right” + epe- (stem of épos “word”) + -ia noun suffix; see origin at ortho-, -y 3
Example Sentences
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It has a certain crude and primitive grammar, but in point of orthoepy is extremely difficult.
From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 by Ambrose Bierce
But then these people spoke good English—better, perhaps, than common English nursery-maids, the greatest of their abuses in orthoepy being merely to teach a child to call its mother a "mare."
From Recollections of Europe by James Fenimore Cooper
In this case it is opposed to orthoepy, orthography, syntax, and the other parts of grammar.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
The attempt to teach orthoepy without much drill and practice is of little use.
From A Manual of Pronunciation For Practical Use in Schools and Families by Otis Ashmore
One affords a quaint definition of the combination of orthoepy with orthography, for he would teach “how to write or paint the image of man’s voice like to the life or nature.”
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
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