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orthographic

The origin and history of orthographic.

Etymology

Built from the element ortho-, meaning straight or correct, combined with -graph and the adjective ending -ic. Ortho-, -graph and -ic are themselves ultimately Greek-derived, and the word is comparable to Ancient Greek orthográphos, a word with the same roots.

Origin: English

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