orthography

CEFRB2

/ɔːˈθɒɡɹəfi/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    The accepted system for writing and spelling a language.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.

Examples

  • No orthography has been developed for the written form of the language.

  • The written form of the language has no standard orthography.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.

  2. A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.

  3. Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

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In context

  • Orthography is very important.

  • The Licencer indeed, as his autority novv ſtands, may licence much; but if theſe Greek Orthographies vvere of his licencing; the boyes at School might reck'n vvith him at his Grammar.

  • Then the Bay tried me vvith a ſecond VVord, much harder to be pronounced; but reducing it to the Engliſh Orthography, may be ſpelt thus, Houyhnhnms.

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Origin

noun

The noun is derived from Late Middle English ortografie, ortographie (“spelling”) [and other forms], and then either: * from Anglo-Norman ortografie, Middle French orthographie, ortografie, ortographie (“correct spelling; orthographic projection”) (compare Old French ortografie; modern French orthographe (“spelling, orthography”), orthographie (“orthographic project, orthography”)); or * from their etymon Latin orthographia (“correct spelling; building elevation”), from Koine Greek ὀρθογραφία (orthographía, “correct spelling”), from Ancient Greek ορθο- (ortho-, prefix meaning ‘right, proper; upright’) (from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight; erect, upright; correct, true”), ultimately from Proto-Ind...