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Webster 1913 Edition


orthoepy

or′tho-e-py

(ôr′thō̍-ē̍-py̆; 277)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
ὀρθοέπεια
;
ὀρθόσ
right +
ἔποσ
a word: cf. F.
orthoépie
. See
Ortho-
, and
Epic
.]
The art of uttering words correctly; a correct pronunciation of words; also, mode of pronunciation.

Webster 1828 Edition


Orthoepy

OR'THOEPY

,
Noun.
[Gr. right, and word, or to speak.]
The art of uttering words with propriety; a correct pronunciation of words.