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orthoepy

noun as in pronunciation

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This unsettled state of our orthography, and what it often depended on, our orthoepy, was an inconvenience detected even at a very early period.

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

But, to one unacquainted with Spanish orthoepy, it may be observed that the “j” is pronounced as an aspirated “h”—in short, as the Greek chi—and so also is “x” in the Aztec orthography.

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

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.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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