of or relating to spelling
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or•thog•ra•phy /ɔrˈθɑgrəfi/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -phies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Linguistics[uncountable] the way of writing words with the proper letters according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
- Linguistics[countable] a method or system of spelling, as by the use of an alphabet or other system of symbols.
or•tho•graph•ic
(ôr′thə graf′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
or′tho•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Linguisticsof or pertaining to orthography.
- Mathematicsorthogonal (def. 1a).
- orthograph(y) + -ic 1660–70
or•thog•ra•phy
(ôr thog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -phies for 3–5.
- Linguisticsthe art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage;
correct spelling. - Linguisticsthe part of language study concerned with letters and spelling.
- Linguisticsa method of spelling, as by the use of an alphabet or other system of symbols;
spelling. - Linguisticsa system of such symbols:Missionaries provided the first orthography for the language.
- an orthographic projection, or an elevation drawn by means of it.
- Greek orthographía. See ortho-, -graphy
- Latin orthographia correct writing, orthogonal projection
- late Middle English ortografye 1425–75
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