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单词 orthoepy
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Definition of orthoepy in English:

orthoepy

noun ɔːˈθəʊɪpiˈɔːθəʊɛpiɔrˈθoʊəpi
mass noun
  • 1The correct or accepted pronunciation of words.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some letters and combinations of letters depend in their orthoepy upon the etymology of the word.
    • According to Herodian - the ancient authority on orthoepy - the word should be pronounced as proparoxytone.
    • The name of the organization created to further Basic, the Orthological Institute, echoes such terms as orthodoxy, orthography, and orthoepy.
    Synonyms
    diction, elocution, manner of speaking, articulation, enunciation, pronunciation
    1. 1.1 The study of correct or accepted pronunciation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • THE spoken word comes to the ear. It is a sound, and can be studied. The branch of knowledge that tells us all about it, is called orthoepy.
      • In addition to the subjects of Reading and Orthoepy, English. Grammar, English Literature, British History and Canadian History.

Derivatives

  • orthoepic

  • adjective ɔːθəʊˈɛpɪk
    • Axmatova’s pronunciation corresponds with the orthoepic norm to a lesser extent than Pasternak’s.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Good pronunciation is defined not as adherence to some strict orthoepic norm but as a range of variation that nonetheless permits "une communication".
  • orthoepist

  • noun
    • Alexander Geddes was an eighteenth-century Scottish orthoepist and dialectologist.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In fact, pronunciation authorities can't even agree on the correct way to say orthoepist - which means ‘an authority on pronunciation’!

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Greek orthoepeia 'correct speech', from orthos 'right or straight' + epos, epe- 'word'.

 
 

Definition of orthoepy in US English:

orthoepy

nounôrˈTHōəpēɔrˈθoʊəpi
  • 1The correct or accepted pronunciation of words.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • According to Herodian - the ancient authority on orthoepy - the word should be pronounced as proparoxytone.
    • The name of the organization created to further Basic, the Orthological Institute, echoes such terms as orthodoxy, orthography, and orthoepy.
    • Some letters and combinations of letters depend in their orthoepy upon the etymology of the word.
    Synonyms
    diction, elocution, manner of speaking, articulation, enunciation, pronunciation
    1. 1.1 The study of correct or accepted pronunciation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In addition to the subjects of Reading and Orthoepy, English. Grammar, English Literature, British History and Canadian History.
      • THE spoken word comes to the ear. It is a sound, and can be studied. The branch of knowledge that tells us all about it, is called orthoepy.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Greek orthoepeia ‘correct speech’, from orthos ‘right or straight’ + epos, epe- ‘word’.

 
 
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