orthoepy

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

Words related to orthoepy

utterance, accent, diction, enunciation, articulation, twang, elocution, speech, drawl, phonetics, phonology, syllabification, phonemics

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British Dictionary definitions for orthoepy

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