orthoepy

[ awr-thoh-uh-pee, awr-thoh-ep-ee ]
/ ɔrˈθoʊ ə pi, ˈɔr θoʊˌɛp i /

noun

the study of correct pronunciation.
customary pronunciation (opposed to cacoepy).
Also Older Spelling, or·tho·ë·py.

Origin of orthoepy

1660–70; < Greek orthoépeia correctness of diction, equivalent to ortho- ortho- + epe- (stem of épos) word + -ia -y3

OTHER WORDS FROM orthoepy

or·tho·ep·ic [awr-thoh-ep-ik] /ˌɔr θoʊˈɛp ɪk/, or·tho·ep·i·cal, adjective or·tho·e·pist, noun or·tho·e·pis·tic, adjective

Words nearby orthoepy

orthodox judaism, orthodox sleep, orthodoxy, orthodoxy sunday, orthodromic, orthoepy, orthoformate, orthoformic acid, orthogenesis, orthogenetic, orthogenic

British Dictionary definitions for orthoepist

orthoepy
/ (ˈɔːθəʊˌɛpɪ) /

noun

the study of correct or standard pronunciation

Derived forms of orthoepy

orthoepic (ˌɔːθəʊˈɛpɪk), adjective orthoepically, adverb

Word Origin for orthoepy

C17: from Greek orthoepeia, from ortho- straight + epos word