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orthography

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1. orthography - Noun

2. orthography - Verb

Meaning

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.

The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly.

A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation or a vertical section.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The story of English spelling is the story of thousands of people - some well-known, most totally unknown - who left a permanent linguistic fingerprint on our orthography. David Crystal

1959 reform of grammar A discussion on problems in Belarusian orthography and on the further development of the language was held from 1935–1941. Source: Internet

1. Traditional orthography as in Roman Catholic service books (stressed syllable marked with an acute accent on words of three syllables or more). Source: Internet

Accent diacritics are not used in the ordinary orthography, but only in the linguistic or language-learning literature (e.g. dictionaries, orthography and grammar books). Source: Internet

After the development of printing In Middle Scots orthography the use of yogh became confused with a cursive z and the early Scots printers often used z when yogh was not available in their fonts. Source: Internet

Alternative possible solutions for problems in the phonology, orthography, grammar and vocabulary are considered. Source: Internet

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