ȯ(r)ˈthägrəfē, -fi noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English ortografie, from Middle French, from Latin orthographia, from Greek, from orth- + -graphia (from graphein to write + -ia -y) — more at carve
1.
a. : the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage : correct spelling — opposed to cacography
b. : a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols ; also : a complete set of such symbols
2. : the part of language study that treats of the letters and of the art of spelling
3.
[Latin orthographia, from Greek]
: orthographic projection