n. 1. a. The study of the pronunciation of words. b. The study of the relationship between the pronunciation of words and their orthography. 2. The customary pronunciation of words. [Greek orthoepeia, correctness of diction : ortho-, ortho- + epos, epe-, word; see wekw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] or′tho·epic (-ĕpĭk), or′tho·epi·cal (-ĕpĭ-kəl) adj. |
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