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Definition of "orthography" []

  • The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage. (noun)
  • The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words. (noun)
  • A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "orthography" in a sentence
  • "Surely, even basic orthography is within your grasp? billy"
  • "And English orthography is hardly beholden to pronunciation (tho it mite be nice if it were)."
  • "Is there some subtle complication in Hawaiian orthography or dialectology that I'm missing?"