/awr thog"reuh fee/ , n. , pl. orthographies for 3-5.
1. the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
2. the part of language study concerned with letters and spelling.
3. a method of spelling, as by the use of an alphabet or other system of symbols; spelling.
4. a system of such symbols: Missionaries provided the first orthography for the language.
5. an orthographic projection, or an elevation drawn by means of it.
[ 1425-75; late ME ortografye orthographia correct writing, orthogonal projection orthographía. See ORTHO-, -GRAPHY ]