ORTHOEPY


Meaning of ORTHOEPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯr-thə-ˌwe-pē, ȯr-ˈthō-ə-pē ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin orthoepia, from Greek orthoepeia, from orth- + epos word — more at voice

Date: 1668

1. : the customary pronunciation of a language

2. : the study of the pronunciation of a language

• or·tho·ep·ic ˌȯr-thə-ˈwe-pik adjective

• or·tho·ep·i·cal·ly -pi-k(ə-)lē adverb

• or·tho·epist ˈȯr-thə-ˌwe-pist, ȯr-ˈthō-ə-pist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.