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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary or·thog·ra·phy \\ȯr-ˈthä-grə-fē\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English ortografie, from Anglo-French, from Latin orthographia, from Greek, from orth- + graphein to write — more at carve DATE 15th century 1. a. the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage b. the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols 2. a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling English Etymology orthography "correct or proper spelling," c.1450, from M.Fr . orthographie(http://M.Fr O.Fr . ortografie, 13c.), from L. orthographia, from Gk. orthos"correct" (see ortho-) + root of graphein "to write."http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 orthography orth·og·raphy / C:5WC^rEfi; NAmE C:r5WB:^- / noun[U] (formal) the system of spelling in a language (文字的)拼写体系,拼写法 • or·tho·graph·ic / 7C:WE5^rAfik; NAmE 7C:rW- / adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged or·thog·ra·phy \ȯ(r)ˈthägrəfē, -fi\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English ortografie, from Middle French, from Latin orthographia, from Greek, from orth- + -graphia (from graphein to write + -ia -y) — more at carve 1. a. : the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage : correct spelling — opposed to cacography b. : a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols; also : a complete set of such symbols 2. : the part of language study that treats of the letters and of the art of spelling 3. [Latin orthographia, from Greek] : orthographic projection |
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