[or.tho.epy] n [NL orthoepia, fr. Gk orthoepeia, fr. orth- + epos word--more at voice] (1668) 1: the customary pronunciation of a language
2: the study of the pronunciation of a language -- or.tho.ep.ic adj -- or.tho.ep.i.cal.ly adv -- or.tho.epist n