Found 3 items, similar to Orthography.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: orthography
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: orthography
orthography
n : a method of representing the sounds of a language by written
or printed symbols [syn:
writing system]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Orthography
Orthography
\Or*thog"ra*phy\, n. [OE. ortographie, OF.
orthographie, L. orthographia, Gr. ?, fr. ? writing
correctly; 'orqo`s right + gra`fein to write. See
Ortho-,
and
Graphic.]
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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.
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When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation,
but is hardened into orthography. --Earle.
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2. The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of
the art of spelling words correctly.
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3. A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation
or a vertical section.
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4. The method of spelling the words of a particular language;
the system of symbols used for writing a language.
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5. The branch of linguistics concerned with how languages are
written.
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