Orthography (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural or·thog·ra·phies 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.
noun plural -phies
  1. a writing system
    • spelling considered to be correct
    • the principles underlying spelling
  3. the study of spelling
  4. orthographic projection
Orthography (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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