orthography
IPA: ɔrθˈɑgrʌfi
noun
- (linguistics)
- (countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
- (countable, more broadly) A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.
- (uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.
- (uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
- (countable, architecture) A form of projection used to represent three-dimensional objects in two dimensions, in which all the projection lines are orthogonal or perpendicular to the projection plane; an orthographic projection, especially when used to draw an elevation, vertical projection, etc., of a building; also (obsolete) a drawing made in this way.
- (countable, obsolete) Synonym of orthographer (“someone knowledgeable in spelling rules”)
verb
- (transitive, rare, archaic) To spell (words) or write (text) according to established usage.
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Examples of "orthography" in Sentences
- The digraph orthography is applied.
- The new orthography is obligatory in schools.
- The difference exists in the orthography only.
- This is the orthography preferred by the artist.
- The orthography has followed some of the changes.
- Jamaican Patois is different in orthography and grammar.
- The 1964 proposed reform was related to the orthography.
- We are stuck with the orthography of the English language.
- The phonology of the language is here the obstacle not the orthography.
- Is the OP simply using the orthography as shorthand for the pronunciation
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