orthoepy

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I had myself conceived the idea of presenting the words untrammeled with explanation of the orthoepy, or marks of accent; but the form was not decided upon.

From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.

The orthography is according to Jack’s orthoepy, for there are various spellings of the word.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

But where were we to seek for the standard of our orthoepy?

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Such departures from orthoepy are only to be checked by the power of such example; but this is a power not always present, or not always of sufficient strength. 

From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Chambers, Robert

Let him chant the Vedas, offending at each step against the rules of orthoepy!

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan