or·tho·e·py (ôr-th   -p , ôrth- p )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 Indo-European roots.] or tho·epic (-p k), ortho·epi·cal (-p-kl) adj. |
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