orthoepy

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɔːθəʊˌiːpi/, /ˈɔːθəʊˌɛpi/, /ˈɔːθəʊɨpi/, /ɔːˈθəʊɨpi/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɔɹθoʊˌɛpi/, /ɔɹˈθoʊəpi/

Noun

orthoepy

1. Synonym of phonology#English|phonology: the study of pronunciation. [1640]
2. (inexact) Synonym of orthography#English|orthography: the study of the representation of pronunciation in writing.
   • 1957, E.J. Dobson, English Pronunciation 1500–1700, Vol. I, p. 193:

     In spite of his title Orthoepia Anglicana... what he sets out to teach is orthography, not orthoepy.

3. Accepted or customary pronunciation. [1773]

Antonyms

• (pronunciation) cacoepy

Translations

• French: orthoépie
• German: Orthoepie, Rechtlautung
• Italian: ortoepia
• Portuguese: ortoepia, ortoépia
• Russian: орфоэ́пия
• Spanish: ortoepía

Translations

• French: orthoépie
• German: Orthoepie
• Italian: ortoepia
• Portuguese: ortoepia, ortoépia
• Russian: орфоэ́пия
• Spanish: ortoepía

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