单词 | orthography |
释义 | orthography /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 < L orthographia correct writing, orthogonal projection < Gk orthographía. See ORTHO-, -GRAPHY] |
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