ORTHOGRAPHY

Orthography

An orthography is a standardized system for using a particular writing system to write a particular language. It includes rules of spelling. Other elements of written language that are part of orthography include hyphenation, capitalization, word breaks, emphasis, and punctuation.

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orthography

Noun

  1. The study of correct spelling according to established usage.
  2. The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words.
  3. Spelling; the method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols.
  4. Orthographic projection; especially its use to draw an elevation, vertical projection etc. of a building.


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