ORTHOGRAPHY


Meaning of ORTHOGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯr-ˈthä-grə-fē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English ortografie, from Anglo-French, from Latin orthographia, from Greek, from orth- + graphein to write — more at carve

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage

b. : the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

2. : a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling

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