orthoepy
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- orthoepic adjective
- orthoepical adjective
- orthoepically adverb
- orthoepist noun
- orthoepistic adjective
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; ortho-, -y 3
Example Sentences
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The orthography is according to Jack’s orthoepy, for there are various spellings of the word.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne
It is so arranged as to teach orthography and orthoepy simultaneously.
From Lee's Last Campaign by Gorman, John C.
Orthography is less essential to language than orthoepy; since all languages are spoken, whilst but a few languages are written.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
Hence the stage is looked up to as a great school, and the eminent actors are universally looked to as the best instructors in action, elocution, orthoepy, and the component parts of oratory.
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)
It is true that the pedantry of scholarship has put its sovereign veto against the practice of writing words as they are spoken, even could the orthoepy ever have been settled by an unquestioned standard.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
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