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Orthographie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • orthography noun A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.

Senses

Orthographie is used for these senses in English:

  • orthography (countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
  • orthography (uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

orthography — full definition

  1. noun A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
  2. noun A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.
  3. noun The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.
  4. noun Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

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