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Webster 1913 Edition

Orthography

Or-thog′ra-phy

,
Noun.
[OE.
ortographie
, OF.
orthographie
, L.
orthographia
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] writing correctly;
ὀρθόσ
right +
γράφειν
to write. See
Ortho-
, and
Graphic
.]
1.
The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling;
as, his
orthography
is vicious
.
When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation, but is hardened into
orthography
.
Earle.
2.
The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly.
3.
A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation or a vertical section.

Webster 1828 Edition

Orthography

ORTHOG'RAPHY

,
Noun.
[Gr. right, and writing.]
1.
The art of writing words with the proper letters, according to common usage.
2.
The part of grammar which treats of the nature and properties of letters, and of the art of writing words correctly.
3.
The practice of spelling or writing words with the proper letters.
4.
In geometry, the art of delineating the fore right plane or side of any object, and of expressing the elevations of each part; so called because it determines things by perpendicular lines falling on the geometrical plane.
5.
In architecture, the elevation of a building, showing all the parts in their true proportion.
6.
In perspective, the fore right side of any plane, that is, the side or plane that lies parallel to a straight line that may be imagined to pass through the outward convex points of the eyes, continued to a convenient length.
7.
In fortification, the profile or representation of a work in all its parts, as they would appear if perpendicularly cut from top to bottom.

Definition 2024

orthography

orthography

English

Noun

orthography ‎(plural orthographies)

  1. The study of correct spelling according to established usage.
  2. The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words.
  3. Spelling; the method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols.
  4. (architecture) Orthographic projection; especially its use to draw an elevation, vertical projection etc. of a building.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:orthography.

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ortografie, Middle French orthographie, and their source, Latin orthographia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ὀρθογραφία ‎(orthographía), from ὀρθός ‎(orthós, “correct”) and γράφω ‎(gráphō, “write”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːˈθɒɡ.ɹə.fi/
  • (US) enPR: ôrthäʹgrəfē, IPA(key): /ɔɹˈθɑɡ.ɹə.fi/
  • Hyphenation: or‧thog‧ra‧phy

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