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Look up: orthography

  1. orthography
    [n] - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Orthography
    (Orthography (orthographic)) Orthography is the term used in linguistics used to refer to spelling....
    Found on http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/grammar/main

  3. Orthography
    Or·thog'ra·phy noun [ Middle English ortographie , Old French orthographie , Latin orthographia , Greek ..., from ... writing correctly; 'orqo`s right + gra`fein to write. See Ortho- , and Graphic .] 1. The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mo ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/35

  4. orthography
    1. The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his orthography is vicious. 'When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation, but is hardened into orthography.' (Earle) ... 2. The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. orthography
    writing system noun a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Orthography
    The `orthography` of a language specifies the correct way of using a specific writing system to write the language. (Where more than one writing system is used for a language, for example for Kurdish, there can be more than one orthography.) `Orthography` is derived from Greek `á½€Ã?Â?θÃ?Å’Ã?‚` `orthós` (`correct`) and `γÃ?Â?άÃ?†ÎµÎ¹Î½` `gráphein` (`to write`). Orthography is distinct from typography. Orthography describes or defines the set of symbo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthography

  7. Orthography
    • (n.) A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation or a vertical section. • (n.) The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his orthography is vicious. • (n.) The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and o...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. orthography
    (from the article `hieroglyphic writing`) ...triumphed. From the beginning, Egyptian Christians used the Greek alphabet for writing their spoken Egyptian language. This practice involved ... In relation to pronunciation, writing does not prevent the historical changes that occur in all languages. Part of the apparent irrationality of .....
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/33

  9. orthography
    orthography 1. A mode or system of spelling; especially, of spelling correctly or according to usage. 2. The study of spelling or of the accepted or correct spelling patterns of a particular language. 3. The science of letters and spelling. 4. The art or act of drawing in correct architectural projection.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf


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