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单词 orthometry
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orthometryn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ortho- comb. form, -metry comb. form.
Etymology: < ortho- comb. form + -metry comb. form. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫɹþǫ·mėtri) /ɔːˈθɒmɪtrɪ/.
Obsolete. rare.
The art of correct versification.
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1775 W. Perry Royal Standard Eng. Dict. Comprehensive Gram. p. xliv Prosody comprises orthoepy..and orthometry, or the art of making verse.
1893 R. F. Brewer (title) Orthometry. A treatise on the art of versification and the technicalities of poetry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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