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orthoepy definition

or·tho·epy (ôr t̸hō′ə pē; ôr′t̸hō ə pē, -t̸hō ep′ē)

noun

  1. the study of pronunciation; phonology
  2. the standard pronunciation of a language

Etymology: ModL orthoepia < Gr orthoepeia < orthos, right + epos, a word: see ortho- & epic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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