orthoepist
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or·tho·e·pist
(ôr-thō′ə-pĭst, ôr′thō-ĕp′ĭst)n.
A specialist in orthoepy, especially one of a number of scholars of the 1500s and 1600s who proposed reforms of English spelling so that it would more systematically reflect pronunciation.
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orthoepist
(ɔːˈθəʊɪˌpɪst; ˈɔːθəʊˌiːpɪst)n
(Linguistics) someone who is skilled in orthoepy
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Noun | 1. | orthoepist - a practitioner of orthoepy (especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely) phonologist - a specialist in phonology |
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