orthography

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the conventional spelling and writing system of a language

   English orthography preserves many letters that are no longer pronounced.

2. 2
   noun

   the study of spelling and the conventions used in written language

   The course compares the orthography of several Germanic languages.

Through Middle English and French from Latin orthographia, from Greek orthographia, 'correct writing,' built from orthos, 'correct or straight,' + graphein, 'write.' Its scope now includes a language's accepted spelling and broader writing conventions.

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